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The construction of the Mingechevir reservoir and hydroelectric power station was
completed in 1953. The hydroelectric power stations soil dam, whose total capacity is 15.6 cubic kilometers of water, is one of the highest dams in Europe that was constructed through sprinkling. The length of the reservoir is 70 km, width from 3 to 18 km, deepest point about 75 meters and total area 605 km².
Apart from the River Kur, the reservoir feeds two channels of the 172 km-long Upper Qarabag Channel and the 123 km-long Upper Sirvan Channel. These channels are used to irrigate 10,000 square kilometres of area in the steppes of Mil, Mugan and Sirvan. The Varvara reservoir and the Varvara hydroelectric power station are in 20 km east from the Mingechevir reservoir on the River Kur.
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A-Mingachevir
- Replacement of two 60 MW units with 70 MW units as well as the
transformers at Mingachevir HPP
- Replacement of old 110 KV and 220 KV equipment with new ones at the plant
switchyard
- Construction of new Control Room building at Mingachevir HPP
B-Varvara
- Reconstruction of Varvara HPP and increasing its unit's capacity up to
21-22 MW
- Modernization of the Plant Control System and Hydraulic Facilities Control
Systems
- Overhaul of hydro-technical facilities at head basin and lower pond of Varvara
HPP
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