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What is TGC-1 in St Petersburg & Leningrad Oblast?

TGC-1 in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast include 9 CHPPs and two cascades – Ladoga and Vuoksa. The hydropower potential of the region has been developed in the basins of the Narva, Vuoksa and Volkhov rivers. Total capacity of the plants in the region: electricity: above 4,000 MW, heat: around 12,000 Gcal/h.

When was the first hydro power plant built in Russia?

Fifteen years later, on October 8, 1922, the first thermal power plant in the USSR, Red October, was commissioned in Petrograd. In 1918, construction of Volkhovskaya hydro power plant began. The hydro power plant was opened in 1926, and reached full design capacity in a year.

When was the first electric lamp installed in St Petersburg?

In 1883, St. Petersburg Administrative Board issued a concession to Siemens-Halske for lighting Nevsky Prospect, and 32 electric lamps were lit for the first time on the section from the Admiralty to Anichkov Bridge. The electric lamps were supplied from electric power plants on barges moored at the Moika and Fontanka berths.

What is the hydropower potential of Pravoberezhnaya?

The hydropower potential of the region has been developed in the basins of the Narva, Vuoksa and Volkhov rivers. Total capacity of the plants in the region: electricity: above 4,000 MW, heat: around 12,000 Gcal/h. In 2006, Pravoberezhnaya CHPP was commissioned.