The Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station (Russian: Нижнекамская ГЭС), also known as Lower Kama, is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the lower Kama River near Naberezhnye Chelny in Russia. The purpose of the dam is power production, navigation and water supply. It powers a 1,248 MW station with 16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.^[1] Work on this dam began in 1963 and was not completed until 1990. Work on the reservoir is still done to help maintain it.^[2]

Nizhnekamsk Dam
The hydroelectric power plant
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Official name	Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Plant
Country	Russia
Location	Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan
Coordinates	55°41′58″N 52°16′42″E / 55.69944°N 52.27833°E / 55.69944; 52.27833
Status	In use
Construction began	1963
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Kama River
Height	30 m (98 ft)
Length	3,900 m (12,795 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Nizhnekamsk Reservoir
Total capacity	2,800,000,000 m3 (2,269,997 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	1,084 km2 (419 sq mi)
Power Station
Operator(s)	Tatenergo
Commission date	1979-1987
Hydraulic head	12.4 m (41 ft)
Turbines	16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbines
Installed capacity	1,248 MW
Annual generation	2.54 billion kWh