Vorotan Complex

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Vorotan Complex is a complex of operating hydroelectric power plants in Armenia.

The complex consists of the following projects:

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Vorotan Complex

Project name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner
Shamb hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1979[1] 171 MW[2] Conventional storage[3] ContourGlobal PLC[1]
Spandaryan hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1989[1] 76 MW[4] Conventional storage[4] ContourGlobal PLC[1]
Tatev hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1970[1] 157 MW[2] Conventional storage[5] ContourGlobal PLC[1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Vorotan Complex

Project name Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shamb hydroelectric plant Sisian Community, Syunik Province, Armenia[6] Vorotan River[5] 39.4733, 46.1303 (exact)[6]
Spandaryan hydroelectric plant Gorayk Community, Syunik Province, Armenia[7] Vorotran River[8] 39.6494, 45.8501 (exact)[7]
Tatev hydroelectric plant Goris Community, Syunik Province, Armenia[9][10] Vorotan River[5] 39.4273, 46.371 (exact)[11]

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

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007065810/https://www.contourglobal.com/asset/vorotan-complex. Archived from the original on 07 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221025144849/https://energyagency.am/en/page_pdf/hidroenergetika. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922100429/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/shamb-armenia/. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222113225/http://www.vorotancascade.am/en/history.html. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220922092524/https://ewsdata.rightsindevelopment.org/files/documents/52/IFC-37652_nx6f1jR.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2857623911791363318. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Global Power Plant Database - Data". World Resources Institute. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. https://goo.gl/maps/ctrK4H2UibjHzKSk6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. +Vorotan+321417z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4016018ae0b9075f:0x9ce61b70fceab5d!8m2!3d39.4273331!4d46.3710438+M2
  10. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tatev+Hydroelectric+Power+Station46.3687312+Armenia/@39.4271687. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tatev+Hydroelectric+Power+Station+M2+Vorotan+3214+Armenia/@39.427168746.368731217z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4016018ae0b9075f:0x9ce61b70fceab5d!8m2!3d39.4273331!4d46.3710438. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)