Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power plant (HPP) - is the second hydroelectric power in Russia. It is located on the Yenisei River, 40 kilometers from Krasnoyarsk, near the city of Divnogorsk. Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power plant is part of the Yenisei cascade hydropower plants.

Construction of the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power plant began in 1956 and ended in 1972. The project for a hydroelectric power station developed Leningrad branch of the Institute "Hydroenergoproject" (now JSC "Lengidroproekt"). The complex includes a hydroelectric power station is the only country in the ship lift. Average long-term development of hydropower plants is 18, 4 bln. KWh, on average covers about half of the needs of the Krasnoyarsk Territory's electricity.

In the area of ​​alignment hydroelectric river valley takes the form of a canyon with a width at the water's edge up to 750 meters. The bed and the steep banks of the river are built of hard rock, which serve as the basis for the high dam.

Gravity dam. Its total length of the ridge - about 1072 of 5 m. The maximum height of the riverbed 128 m (average - 117 m). The total weight of the dam - 15 million. Tons. In the station side dam conduits arranged in the form of metal tubes with diameter 7 5 m, through which water is supplied to the turbine. The capacity of the computer room is twelve hydroelectric units. Generator receives mechanical energy from the turbine water. After the generator converts it into electricity, which is transmitted by the tracks in step-up transformers, and then on the ORU and the electricity transmission lines to the consumer.

During operation of the unit continuously monitors the central control unit - "think tank" hydroelectric power. On the left bank is sudopodёmnik longitudinally inclined type with so-called rotary device. Transportation vessels by means of a self-propelled ship-camera. Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam forms a reservoir.

Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station - the most visited attraction in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.