Kanaker Hydro Power Plant
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The Kanaker Hydro Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant adjacent to the Hrazdan River
near Armenia
's capital city of Yerevan
. It is next to the RUSAL ARMENAL
aluminum smelter in Kanaker and has an installed electric capacity of 102 MW.
Hrazdan River
The Hrazdan is a major river of Armenia. It starts at the northwest extremity of Lake Sevan and flows south through the Kotayk marz and Armenia's capital, Yerevan. It then joins the Aras River along the border with Turkey. A Hydro-electric plant is located on the Hrazdan river...
near Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
's capital city of Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
. It is next to the RUSAL ARMENAL
RUSAL ARMENAL
RUSAL ARMENAL is a wholly owned subsidiary of RUSAL which runs an aluminum foil mill in the Arabkir district of Yerevan, Armenia. The premises of the mill was formerly known as the Kanaker aluminum smelter, which was commissioned in 1950, and became one of the largest aluminum foil mills in the...
aluminum smelter in Kanaker and has an installed electric capacity of 102 MW.