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Tower hydroelectric power station

Company


Owners:
RusHydro

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Owners

+ Government of the Russian Federation

History

2025: Completion

RusHydro completed the construction of the first hydroelectric power station in Chechnya, implementing a project on the Argun River. The tower hydroelectric power station was commissioned in March 2025 and became the company's first energy facility in the region. The station was named after the 12th-century Ushkaloy Twin Towers.

According to "Made with us," the new hydroelectric power station has a design capacity of 10 MW. Annual electricity generation will amount to 52.7 million kVt·ch of environmentally friendly renewable energy. The object is located in the Itum-Kalinsky district near the village of Guchum-Kale on a section of the river with an elevation difference of 40 meters for 1.4 kilometers.

RusHydro built the first hydroelectric power station in Chechnya

The tower hydroelectric power station is located in the Terek river basin and has a design capacity of 10 MW. It is based on a derivation scheme that allows you to abandon the construction of a high-rise dam. Such a solution minimizes the impact on the natural landscape, preserving the ecosystem of the region.

Igor Kozhukhovsky, Development Director of RusHydro, stressed that the station was built taking into account modern environmental requirements. The project provides for the construction of a head water intake, a tunnel with a length of one and a half thousand kilometers, a pressure basin and turbine water ducts.

According to the publication, in the North Caucasus, RusHydro already operates 40 power plants with a total capacity of 3356 MW. The Company implements a program for the development of small hydropower in a region where there are optimal natural conditions for the operation of hydroelectric power plants.

Mikhail Govorun, Deputy General Director of RusHydro, noted that the new station will provide about 5% of the energy consumption of the Chechen Republic. Electricity will be supplied to the regional power grid and contribute to the development of local energy infrastructure.[1]

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