We have completed the machining of the next unit: U2 The scope of work is similar to the previous units U6 – U3: machining of the upper and lower rings, front and cylindrical surfaces, drilling and threading holes in the lower ring, machining of the spherical part of the rotor chamber. The final unit U1 is coming up soon. Below are previous entries and image galleries: Qairakkum, Tajikistan Kayrakkum units 4 and 3, Tajikistan

HPP Senj is a large high-pressure diversion hydropower plant utilizing water from the Lika and Gacka rivers in Croatia. Senj HPP has four turbines with a nominal capacity of 72 MW each, totaling 220 MW. It is operated by Hrvatska Elektroprivreda. (Wikipedia).The concept of powering such a plant is presented in the diagram below: A diversion hydropower plant, sometimes called a run-of-river plant, channels part of the river’s water through a canal and/or a penstock, utilizing the natural drop in the riverbed to generate energy. The penstock is a closed conduit that directs water flow to the turbines, with the water flow regulated by sluices, valves, and turbines. A diversion […]