Daugavpils hydroelectric power station

The Daugavpils hydroelectric power station was a proposed hydro power project in Daugavpils, Latvia. It was to have 10 individual turbines^[1] with a nominal output of around 30 MW which were to deliver up to 300 MW of power.

Daugavpils hydroelectric power station
Location of Daugavpils hydroelectric power station in Latvia
Country	Latvia
Location	Daugavpils
Coordinates	55°52′17″N 26°37′30″E
Status	Cancelled
Owner(s)	Latvenergo
Power Station
Type	Conventional
Turbines	10
Installed capacity	300 MW

The proposed dam became the rallying point for protest in 1986–87 by hundreds of thousands of Latvians resulting with the cancellation of the project, in spite of the vast expenditures already poured into the project. The protest was a precursor of the Latvian Third Awakening.

See also

• Latvia portal
• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station