Recovery Works Are Underway at Matkonezhskaya HPP of Vygsky Cascade
OREANDA-NEWS. August 14, 2012. According to
First the dam at
The water reached the hydroelectric power plant (the distance was about
The plant personnel decided to shut down the generating units for safety reasons. At the moment, water from the River Nizhny Vyg is released through dam No. 27 of Belomorcanal. There is no risk of water flooding the adjacent areas.
An emergency relief coordination center was set up under the direction of V.V. Belov, General Director of the Karelsky branch of TGC-1. Measures are being taken to remove the water from the powerhouse and other facilities of the power plant and to restore the access roads to the Matkonezhsky Stream dam.
TGC-1 asks everyone to follow all safety rules that may be appropriate for such an emergency.
Matkonezhskaya HPP
The Matkonezhskaya HPP is situated on the River Nizhny Vyg in the Belomorsky Area of the
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