The largest hydroelectric power plants of the Kama region have been switched to winter mode

Hydroelectric power plants in the Kama region have been switched to winter operation since November 11. We are talking about the Perm and Tchaikovsky HPPs, which regulate the filling of the Kama and Votkinsk reservoirs, the press service of Rosvodresurs reports.

Thus, the average daily waste discharge for the Kama reservoir was set at 700-800 cubic meters. m per second. For Votkinsky, it is 1100 with an error of 50 cubic meters. m per second.

As explained in the department, one of the main tasks now is to create conditions for the safe departure of ships to winter berths. The navigation season on Russian rivers will end on November 20, writes the news agency " <url>".

According to the forecast of the Russian Hydrometeorological Service, ice cover will form on most reservoirs from November 23 to November 30. This is 2-3 days later than a year earlier.

Forecasters expect that the inflow of water to the Volga-Kama cascade in November will be below the annual average. In the second decade of November, in the upper reaches of the Volga and Kama basins, the air temperature will begin to decrease to stable levels from -4 to -8 degrees.

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