What is the Dniester pumped storage power station?

The Dniester Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped storage hydroelectric scheme that uses the Dniester River 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of Sokyriany in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine.

When was the pumped storage power station built?

As part of the Dniester Hydro Power Complex, the pumped storage power station (PSP) was planned in the 1970s along with two dams (Dniester I & II) and a nuclear power plant. In 1983, Dniester II, a dam which creates the PSP's lower reservoir, was completed. The PSP was approved by 1988 and construction began that same year.

How does Dniester HPP-II power station work?

The power station begins operation by using reversible turbines to pump water, during low energy demand periods, from the lower reservoir which is created by the Dniester HPP-II Dam, located 7.5 kilometres (5 mi) to the southeast near the border with Moldova at 48°29′16″N 27°34′07″E.

Where is Dniester HPP-I Dam located?

Regulating flows into the lower reservoir is the Dniester HPP-I Dam which is located upstream, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the power plant at 48°35′37″N 27°27′10″E. HPP-I has its own power plant with an installed capacity of 702 MW and a storage capacity of 3,000,000,000 m 3 (2,432,140 acre⋅ft). HPP-II has an installed capacity of 40.8 MW.