- Name of the structure - Kargalinskoye reservoir on the river Kargaly
- Location - 62 km northeast of Aktobe
- Water management basin – Zhaiyk Caspian water basin
- Cadastral number - 02-028-037-317
- Purpose of the structure (including specifying how many hectares of irrigation) - regular irrigation - 13,500 ha, industrial water supply, environmental, ecological releases
- Technical condition - satisfactory
- Water source - Kargaly river
- Type of regulation - long-term
- Volume NWL – 280.0 million m3, DVL- 18 million m3
- Annual discharge volume (for 2023, min. max discharge), million m3: minimum discharge - 39.4 million m3, maximum discharge - 149.3 million m3
- Drop - 16.5 meters
The project provides for the construction of a small hydroelectric power plant (HPP) with an installed capacity of 1.0 MW on the Kargalinsk reservoir located in the city of Aktobe. The maximum power generation capacity is 8,640,000 kWh.
The initiator of the project is the RSE «Kazvodkhoz».
What is the appeal of the project?
- Environmental safety. Electricity generation at a hydroelectric power plant significantly reduces the amount of harmful emissions into the environment with minimal water consumption, and the used water is discharged into the river through the flow part of the turbine.
- Reliability of the raw material base. The raw material for the production of electricity is the water runoff of the Kargaly River. Precipitation levels in the river catchment area are relatively stable, and the risk of a decrease in river flow is assessed as minimal.
- State support. The renewable energy sources sector (RES) is actively supported by the state. Today, RES sector enterprises are exempt from paying for electricity transmission services, they are provided with predictable and long-term tariffs and a guaranteed purchase of all electricity produced.
