OREANDA-NEWS. Phase 3 was put into operation at the Zelenchukskaya HPP, the largest generation plant in the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia.

The plant's first 80 MW hydraulic unit was commissioned in August 1999. Three years later, in 2002, the second 80 MW hydraulic unit was put into operation. Since then, the pant has annually generated up to 190 million kWh, nearly one fifth of the electricity consumed in Karachay-Cherkessia.

As a result of completion of Phase 3, the output of the Zelenchukskaya HPP has increased more than 2.6-fold to 500 million kWh.

The investments in phase 3 of the plant made about RUB1.5 billion.