In Saratov HPP increased electricity
In November, the total output of Saratov HPP increased by 40% compared to the target values and amounted to 592 million kW ∙ h
The increase in inflow of water to the Saratov hydroelectric observed from early November. It is associated with heavy rains and increased costs are higher than the station across the Volga cascade. The maximum flow rate of water through the Saratov HPP - more than 14,000 cubic meters per second - was recorded on November 27.
This is the highest inflow in the 2nd half of the Saratov Reservoir for the last 20-plus years, comparable in all respects with the scale of the spring flood.
In December, the influx of water gradually began to decline. December 10 cost for a hydroelectric power plant in Saratov was 10.8 thousand cubic meters per second. On December 11, the Federal Agency of Water Resources is set to work with the maintenance of the water level at the dam hydroelectric marks within 27,5-28,0 m Operating personnel Saratov HPP constantly carries a full range of necessary measures to control water inflow and ensure the normal operation of hydraulic structures.
According to the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, in November due to heavy rainfall the inflow of water to the Upper Volga HPP exceeded the norm by 3-4 times, the frequency of such increases in the flow of water - once in 20-40 years. The total inflow of water in the reservoirs of the Volga-Kama cascade in November was 30.9 cu km (at a rate of 12.8 cubic km). In December, according to forecasts RosVodResursy, inflow of water in most of the reservoirs of the Volga-Kama cascade is also above normal by 2 times.
Autumn flood - namely the so-called cost increases through hydro in the 2nd half of the year - a rare phenomenon. The last of them - and most high-water - was observed in the Saratov HPP in 1990, when the maximum flow of water without opening the idle spillways was more than 15 000 m ³ / s.
