Orphey Hydroelectric Power Station
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| Orphey Hydro Power Plant | |
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 Location of Orphey Hydro Power Plant in Bulgaria
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Location | Krichim |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Status | Active |
| Owner(s) | NEK EAD |
| Pumped-storage power station | |
| Upper reservoir | Vacha Reservoir |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Hydropower |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 |
| Nameplate capacity | 160 MW |
The Orphey Hydro Power Plant is an active hydro power project near Krichim, Bulgaria. It has 4 individual Francis turbines[1] which will deliver up to 160 MW of power. One of the turbines can be used as a pump as well (38 MW), making this power plant a pumped storage type. The plant uses water from the Vacha Reservoir, and is part of the Dospat-Vacha Hydro Power Cascade. The plant is named after Orpheus, who is said to have lived in these lands.
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