Momina Klisura Hydroelectric Power Station

Momina Klisura Hydroelectric Power Station
Momina Klisura Hydroelectric Power Station
Country	Bulgaria
Location	Momina Klisura
Coordinates	42°13′55″N 23°56′58″E / 42.23194°N 23.94944°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1975;
Owner	NEK EAD
Operator	NEK EAD;
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Hydropower
Power generation
Units operational	2
Nameplate capacity	120 MW

The Momina Klisura Hydro Power Plant is an active hydroelectric power plant in the eastern Rila mountains, located at the Maritsa river near Momina Klisura village, Bulgaria. It has 2 individual turbines^[1] with a nominal output of around 60 MW which will deliver up to 120 MW of power.^[2] It is the final stage of the Belmeken–Sestrimo–Chaira Hydropower Cascade.

References

^ "ebrdrenewables.com". www.ebrdrenewables.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
^ "Wayback Machine". www.nek.bg. Archived from the original on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2025-01-01.

[1] "ebrdrenewables.com". www.ebrdrenewables.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.

[2] "Wayback Machine". www.nek.bg. Archived from the original on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2025-01-01.

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Power plants in Bulgaria with more than 100 MW 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	Belmeken–Sestrimo–Chaira Cascade - 1,575 MW (Chaira - 840 MW, Belmeken - 375 MW, Sestrimo - 240 MW, - 120 MW) Dospat–Vacha Cascade - 500 MW (Orphey - 165 MW, Devin - 88 MW, Tsankov Kamak - 86 MW, Krichim - 80 MW, Teshel - 60 MW) Batak Cascade - 254 MW (Peshtera - 136 MW, Aleko - 71 MW, Batak - 47 MW) Kardzhali - 170 MW Gorna Arda - 160 MW Ivailovgrad - 110 MW