Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station

Ust-Ilimsk Dam
Location of Ust-Ilimsk Dam in Irkutsk Oblast
Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station (Russia)
Official nameUst-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station
LocationUst-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Coordinates57°58′04″N 102°41′37″E / 57.96778°N 102.69361°E / 57.96778; 102.69361
Construction began1963 (1963)
Opening date1974 (1974)
Owner(s)Irkutskenergo
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete, gravity
ImpoundsAngara River
Height105 m (344 ft)
Length1,475 m (4,839 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesUst-Ilimsk Reservoir
Power Station
Commission date1980
Turbines16 x 240 MW Francis type
Installed capacity3,840 MW
Annual generation21.7 TWh

The Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station (Ust-Ilimsk HPS) is a concrete gravity dam on the Angara River and adjacent hydroelectric power station. It is located near Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast in Russia and is the third dam on the Angara cascades. Construction of the dam began in 1963, its reservoir began to fill in 1974, and the power plant was commissioned in 1980.