Chinese delegation visited GES 
  translated -unedited          On 22 June 
  Within the framework of the visit of the Chinese delegation of the Xinjiang- uigur autonomous region OF C.P.R. - CHINESE PEOPLES' REPUBLIC headed by the Deputy Chairman of people government (vice-governor) Chang Chou into the Siberian federal region took place the reception of guests on Novosibirsk GES.  The director OF GES Victor Sershun introduced the members of delegation to the history of Novosibirsk GES, which will soon note its fiftieth anniversary. But its technological guarantee corresponds to contemporary international standards, and many technical innovations of our GES were used with the building later and more contemporary "neighbors".  Today in the work GES are begun to operate 7 hydraulic generators on 65 MW, which gives to 455 MW city in summer, and to 90 MW in winter, since this is the station of seasonal regulation. Is not less important, that Obskiy reservoir, with the size of 200 km into length and 22 km into the width, it is the most important reservoir of drinking water for Novosibirsk and its surrounding it is municipal and in this quality completely necessary for megapolis.  In the period of spring flood the water level in by Novosibirsk reservoir rises to the mark 113,5 m of normal support level, which corresponds to the volume of the reservoir of 8,8 billion cubic meters in the Baltic measuring system. As a result of autumn-winter wear the water level in the reservoir is reduced to the level 108,5 m, t.e. the depth of the wear of water is equal to five meters.  Mr. the vice-governor of the province of Xinjiang- uigur region Chang Chou said, that it grew near Chinese GES, built by Russian power station builders, and our GES reminds one of native, Chinese, and also about many joint projects of Russia and China. It expressed admiration by cleanliness and by the well-tended nature GES and wished to the power engineers of the successes of every kind.  It is always pleasant, when foreign guests highly value the work of power engineers. |