Orphey Hydroelectric Power Station
Orphey Hydro Power Plant | |
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Location of Orphey Hydro Power Plant in Bulgaria | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Location | Krichim |
Coordinates | 41°56′33″N 24°27′8″E / 41.94250°N 24.45222°ECoordinates: 41°56′33″N 24°27′8″E / 41.94250°N 24.45222°E |
Status | Active |
Owner(s) | NEK EAD |
Pumped-storage power station | |
Upper reservoir | Vacha Reservoir |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Hydropower |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 |
Nameplate capacity | 160 MW |
The Orphey Hydro Power Plant is an active hydro power project near Krichim, Bulgaria. It has 4 individual Francis turbines[1] which will deliver up to 160 MW of power. One of the turbines can be used as a pump as well (38 MW), making this power plant a pumped storage type. The plant uses water from the Vacha Reservoir, and is part of the Dospat-Vacha Hydro Power Cascade. The plant is named after Orpheus, who is said to have lived in these lands.
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