Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station
Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station Location of Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station in Latvia Location Aizkraukle Status Operational Opening date 1965 ( 1965 ) Power Station Coordinates 56°35′00″N 25°14′30″E / 56.58333°N 25.24167°E / 56.58333; 25.24167 Coordinates: 56°35′00″N 25°14′30″E / 56.58333°N 25.24167°E / 56.58333; 25.24167 Operator(s) Latvenergo Commission date 1968 [1] Type Conventional Turbines 10 Installed capacity 894 MW [1] 2016 generation 1,386 GWh [1] The Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station has the largest hydroelectric power plant in the Baltics and one of the biggest in the European Union. It is located in Aizkraukle on the Daugava River. It has ten individual water turbines with an installed total capacity of 894 MW. [1] [2] The construction aroused an unusual wave of protest in 1958. Most Latvians opposed the flooding of historical sites and a particularly scenic gorge with rare plants an...