Economical Value
The new plant played a decisive role in the development of the Lower Volga region and the Donbas, as well as uniting the large energetic system of the Central, Volga, and Southern economic regions. The new dam also allowed for the Volga to become navigable, allowing for a path from Saratov to Astrakhan and the Caspian. In addition, there were projects for the irrigation of the excessive adjacent dry region of the left bank Volga south of it, particularly the West Kazakhstan Province.
The power generated by the station is used primarily for the city of Volgograd (220 KV) and for Moscow (500 KV) and for Donbas via the only long distance HVDC-line in Russia, the HVDC Volgograd-Donbass.
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