Vileika hydroelectric station

Vileika hydroelectric power station is a small hydroelectric power station in Belarus , on the river Viliya , at the dam of the Vileika reservoir .

Vileika hydroelectric station
A country	Belarus
River	Vilia
Owner	Minskvodokanal
Status	acting
Year of commencement of construction	1995
Years of input units	1997-2002
Main characteristics
Annual electricity production, mln kWh	7.5
Kind of power plant	dam-channel
Design head , m	8.4
Electric power, MW	2
Equipment specifications
Number and brand of turbines	4 × GA-8
Power of generators, MW	4 × 0.5
Main facilities
Dam type	earthen, concrete spillway
Dam height, m	five;
Dam length, m	6013;
Gateway	not
On the map

Power 2000 kW. Construction began in 1995, the first phase of the station was commissioned in 1997 , the second phase in 2002 ^[1] . During the construction of the 1st stage, two GA-8 turbines with a capacity of 500 kW each were installed; during the construction of the 2nd stage, two more GA-8 turbines with a capacity of 500 kW each. The works were performed by Minskvodokanal, Malaya Energetika, Minskvodstroy. During the year, 7.5 million kWh of electricity is generated.

The average difference between the pools is about 8.4 meters. The hydroelectric structure includes an earthen dam with a total length of about 6 kilometers and a maximum height of 5 meters.

It is on the balance sheet of Minskvodokanal .