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Kürpsay Dam
Kürpsay dam July 2012
Location of Kürpsay Dam in Kyrgyzstan
Official name	Курпсайская ГЭС
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates	41°29′56″N 72°21′51″E / 41.49889°N 72.36417°E / 41.49889; 72.36417
Status	Operational
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Naryn
Height	113 m (371 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	370,000,000 m (299,964 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	35,000,000 m (28,375 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date	1976
Turbines	4
Installed capacity	800 MW
Annual generation	2.63 billion kWh

The Kürpsay Dam (Kyrgyz: Күрпсай плотинасы) is a gravity dam on the river Naryn in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan, downstream from the Toktogul Dam. It is 113 m (371 ft) tall and creates a 370,000,000 m (299,964 acre⋅ft) reservoir of which 27,000,000 m (21,889 acre⋅ft) is active (or useful) for power generation. The installed capacity of the power station is 800 MW. Construction was started in 1976, and the first electricity was supplied in 1981.

References

1. ^ "Toktogul cascade of HPP" (in Russian). Energo-ES. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
2. "List of major hydroelectric facilities Kyrgyzskoy Republic" (PDF) (in Russian). CA Water. Retrieved 24 February 2012.

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