Sayano–Shushenskaya plant produces record 25.5 bln kWh in 2016

MOSCOW, Feb 1 (PRIME) -- The Sayano–Shushenskaya hydropower plant, a subsidiary of Russian hydropower giant RusHydro, produced 25.48 billion kilowatt-hours in 2016, a record since its launch in 1978 thanks to favorable hydrologic situation of the Yenisei River, good planning of water and power operation regimes, the affiliate said in a statement on Wednesday.

Optimization of maintenance schedule and a partial easing of power output restrictions also helped the company increase production, it said.

The plant produced more than 700 billion kWh as of December 2016 since its launch.

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