In 2020 HPPs of TGC-1 in Karelia Beat Last Years’ Record of Electricity Generated

At the end of 2020, electricity generation at three cascades of hydroelectric power plants of the Karelsky Branch of TGC-1 PJSC significantly exceeded the average values for the last five years. Compared to the same indicator in 2019, generation increased by 21.6% and amounted to 2.9 billion kWh.

“The record indicators in electricity generation are associated with the high water content of the past year, as well as the readiness of the HPP equipment to bear loads and pass the flood, which was ensured by the Branch employees,” noted Roman Kartoshkin, Chief Engineer of the Karelsky Branch, TGC-1 PJSC.

The electricity generated by hydroelectric power plants is environmentally friendly and has a natural source.

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The Karelsky Branch unites 16 hydroelectric power plants into three HPPs cascades – Vyg, Suna and Kem, and Petrozavodskaya Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHPP). The hydroelectric potential of the region has been developed in the basins of the Suna, Vyg, and Kem rivers.

The total electric capacity of TGC-1 power plants in the Republic of Karelia is 833.7 MWe, and the heat capacity is 730 Gcal/h.