Vltava Cascade Complex

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Vltava Cascade Complex is a complex of operating hydroelectric power plants in Czech Republic.

The complex consists of the following projects:

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Vltava Cascade Complex

Project name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner
Lipno I hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1954[2] 120 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] ČEZ Group[2]
Orlík hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1961[2] 360 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] ČEZ Group[2]
Slapy hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1954[2] 132 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] ČEZ Group[2]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Vltava Cascade Complex

Project name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lipno I hydroelectric plant Jihočeský kraj, Southwest, Czech Republic[3] 48.6332, 14.2373 (exact)[3]
Orlík hydroelectric plant Central Bohemia, Czech Republic[4][5] 49.6062, 14.1822 (exact)[5][4]
Slapy hydroelectric plant Central Bohemia, Czech Republic[6] 49.8238, 14.4342 (exact)[6]

The map below shows the exact locations of the projects in the complex:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, Installed Capacity Per Production Unit". European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity. 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221202060105/http://www.cez.cz/webpublic/file/edee/ospol/fileexport/investori/vz-2021/cez_group_annual_report_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624223359/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lipno+Dam/@48.6333674,14.2369632,137m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xa8605fe753ff5ec0!8m2!3d48.6332039!4d14.237296?shorturl=1. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624230137/https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D0%93%D0%95%D0%A1+%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA/@49.6067197,14.1800353,269m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x470b6dc9dab26d79:0xacce0edd7e982ed6!8m2!3d49.6062459!4d14.1822535!15sChZvcmxpayBoeWRyb3Bvd2VyIHBsYW50kgEZaHlkcm9lbGVjdHJpY19wb3dlcl9wbGFudA?shorturl=1. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624230107/https://www.cez.cz/en/energy-generation/industrial-tourism/orlik-hydroelectric-plant-information-centre. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624223430/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Slapy/@49.823803,14.4333745,536m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x470b9cd39bfe9e19:0xeb05f6b39a01620a!8m2!3d49.8238511!4d14.4342402?shorturl=1. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)