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A turbine at the Chaira Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant suffers major failure

Chaira Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant
Photo: BGNES

A turbine at the state-owned Chaira Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant has suffered a major failure. The installation will probably have to be rebuilt. According to experts, the lack of adequate computer simulations and unprofessional repair works may have caused the failure.

An inspection is currently underway to identify the cause of the accident, Bulgaria’s Minister of Energy Alexander Nikolov said at an extraordinary press conference at the Council of Ministers building. 




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