Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station

Peshtera Hydro Power Plant
Location of Peshtera Hydro Power Plant in Bulgaria
Country	Bulgaria
Location	Peshtera
Coordinates	42°1′0″N 24°15′21″E / 42.01667°N 24.25583°E / 42.01667; 24.25583Coordinates: 42°1′0″N 24°15′21″E / 42.01667°N 24.25583°E / 42.01667; 24.25583
Status	Active
Owner(s)	NEK EAD
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Hydropower
Power generation
Units operational	5
Nameplate capacity	128 MW

The Peshtera Hydro Power Plant (before 1992: Kimon Georgiev Hydro Power Plant) is an active underground hydro power plant in Peshtera, Bulgaria, part of the Batak Hydropower Cascade. It has 5 individual Pelton turbines^[1] which will deliver up to 128 MW of power.

References

Power plants in Bulgaria with more than 100 megawatts (130,000 hp) installed capacity
Nuclear power plants:	Kozloduy - 3,760 MW Belene - 2,000 MW
Thermal power plants:	Maritsa Iztok 2 - 1,470 MW Varna - 1,260 MW Maritsa Iztok 3 - 900 MW Bobov Dol - 630 MW Ruse Iztok - 600 MW Maritsa Iztok 1 - 500 MW Maritsa 3 - 240 MW Republika - 180 MW Sofia - 130 MW Sofia Iztok - 100 MW
Hydro power plants:	Chaira - 840 MW Dospat-Vacha - 670 MW Belmeken - 375 MW Sestrimo - 240MW Batashki Vodnosilov Pat - 230 MW Kardzhali - 170 MW Gorna Arda - 160 MW Orphey - 160 MW Peshtera - 128MW Momina Klisura - 120 MW Sredna Vacha - 120 MW Ivailovgrad - 110 MW