Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of "Goychay" hydroelectric power station

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of "Goychay" hydroelectric power station.

Azerenerji President Etibar Pirverdiyev informed the head of state about the main components of the 3.1MW power station, whose foundation stone was laid by President Ilham Aliyev in February, 2010.

President Ilham Aliyev launched the power station.

The facility will produce 20 mln kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which makes 25% of Goychay district`s need. The station occupies a total area of five hectares. Three hydroelectric aggregates with 1.03MW capacity each, a water sensor, a pressure forebay with a capacity of 4,500 cubic meters and three pressure installations each 28.4m in height were built here.