Aushegerskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs is a 60 MW hydro power plant in Kabardino-Balkariya, Russia. It is operated by PJSC "RusHydro". Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 60k homes (estimated). It ranks #445 of 678 Russia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2002, it is around 24 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 16.7% of Russia's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061690.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001023195; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 60 MW, Aushegerskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs is below the median hydro plant in Russia (72 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Russia hydro capacity
- 0.1% of 45,810 MW across 105 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 75 of 83 dated hydro plants in Russia are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Russia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PJSC "RusHydro". All plants by this company →
Climate zone & how it works
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #56 largest hydro power plant of 105 in Russia by capacity.
Russia has 105 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 45,810 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Zaragizhskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs · Hydro · 30.6 MW · Kabardino-Balkariya
- Kashhatau HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs · Hydro · 65.1 MW · Kabardino-Balkariya
- Baksanskaya HPP · Hydro · 27 MW · Kabardino-Balkariya
- The head HPP of the Ardon cascade of Zaramagh hydroelectric power stations · Hydro · 15 MW · North Ossetia
- Pavlodolskaya HPP · Hydro · 2.6 MW · North Ossetia
- Gizeldonskaya HPP · Hydro · 22.8 MW · North Ossetia
Location
Coordinates 43.3525, 43.7175 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Aushegerskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs?
Aushegerskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs is a 60 MW hydro power plant in Kabardino-Balkariya, Russia, commissioned in 2002.
Who operates Aushegerskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs?
Aushegerskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs is operated by PJSC "RusHydro".