Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant

Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant
Location of Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant in Bulgaria
Country	Bulgaria
Location	Sestrimo
Coordinates	42°12′28″N 23°54′56″E / 42.20778°N 23.91556°E / 42.20778; 23.91556Coordinates: 42°12′28″N 23°54′56″E / 42.20778°N 23.91556°E / 42.20778; 23.91556
Status	Active
Owner(s)	NEK EAD
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Hydropower
Power generation
Units operational	3
Nameplate capacity	240 MW

The Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant is an active hydro power project in the eastern Rila mountains near Sestrimo village, Bulgaria. It has 3 individual turbines^[1] with a nominal output of around 80 MW which will deliver up to 240 MW of power.^[2] It is part of the Belmeken-Chaira-Sestrimo Hydropower Cascade.

References

Power plants in Bulgaria with more than 100 megawatts (130,000 hp) installed capacity

Nuclear power plants:	Kozloduy - 3,760 MW Belene - 2,000 MW

Thermal power plants:	Maritsa Iztok 2 - 1,470 MW Varna - 1,260 MW Maritsa Iztok 3 - 900 MW Bobov Dol - 630 MW Ruse Iztok - 600 MW Maritsa Iztok 1 - 500 MW Maritsa 3 - 240 MW Republika - 180 MW Sofia - 130 MW Sofia Iztok - 100 MW

Hydro power plants:	Chaira - 840 MW Dospat-Vacha - 670 MW Belmeken - 375 MW Sestrimo - 240MW Batashki Vodnosilov Pat - 230 MW Kardzhali - 170 MW Gorna Arda - 160 MW Orphey - 160 MW Peshtera - 128MW Momina Klisura - 120 MW Sredna Vacha - 120 MW Ivailovgrad - 110 MW

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