Kanaker Hydroelectric Power Station (Yerevan)

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The Kanaker Hydro Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant adjacent to the Hrazdan River near Armenia's capital city of Yerevan. It is next to the RUSAL ARMENAL aluminum smelter in Kanaker and has an installed electric capacity of 102 MW.

Operator: International Energy Corp CJSC
Configuration: 4 X 12.5 MW, 2 X 25 MW Francis
Operation: 1938-1941
T/G supplier: LMZ
EPC: Armhydroenergyproject
Quick facts: After more than 50 years of operation, Kanaker-5 was taken offline in 1995 for rehabilitation followed by Unit-6 in 2000. KfW loaned €17.9mn for the project and the units were re-opened by Armenian President Robert Kocharyan in January 2003. In 2003, the six hydro plants of the Sevan-Hrazdan cascade were transferred to an affiliate of RAO UES.