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Kakhovka — Ukraine

Hydro power plant in Kherson, Ukraine. Approximate location 46.7786, 33.3697.

HydroKhersonUkraineconventional storageMothballed

Kakhovka is a 351 MW hydro power station in Kherson, Ukraine. It ranks #41 of 98 Ukraine power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1955, it is around 71 years old — an older, legacy facility. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 9.9% of Ukraine's electricity; the national grid averages 250 gCO₂/kWh (72.2% low-carbon) (2022).

351MW installed capacity
1955commissioned (~71 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1005118.

Data status

Known data

FacilityKakhovka WRI
CountryUkraine · Kherson WRI
Coordinates46.7786, 33.3697 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity351 MW Wikidata P2109; installed/nameplate capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerDnipro-SHEM PJSC WRI
Commissioned1955 WRI
Technologyconventional storage WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#41 / 98 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#8 / 10 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.71× · 493 MW · n=10 calculated
Climate9.7°C · HDD 3,269 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 32/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 351 MW, Kakhovka is below the median hydro plant in Ukraine (493 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #8 largest hydro power plant of 10 in Ukraine by capacity.

Ukraine has 10 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 5,778 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 46.7786, 33.3697 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Kakhovka?

Kakhovka is a 351 MW hydro power plant in Kherson, Ukraine, commissioned in 1955.

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