Der Kachovka-Stausee
Journal: osteuropa
Year: 2023

Created in the 1950s, the Kachovka Reservoir in south-eastern Ukraine is of considerable importance for the country’s energy and agricultural sectors. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is cooled with water from the lake, along with a nearby coal-fired power plant produced almost 30 percent of the electricity generated in Ukraine before Russia’s attack on the country. Since the 1960s, the reservoir has also enabled the construction of an extensive canal system that supplies millions of