Kakhovka Reservoir – prospects of restoration [Ukraine]

Benatov, Daniel; Stefanyshyn, Dmytro; Korbutiak, Vasyl; Sikorsky, Igor

Kakhovka Reservoir – prospects of restoration [Ukraine]

2024

Benatov, Daniel | Stefanyshyn, Dmytro | Korbutiak, Vasyl | Sikorsky, Igor

Based on the analysis of the lessons learned from the creation and operation of the Kakhovka Reservoir in the pre-war period and the disaster that occurred at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station in 2023 as a result of the explosion of its hydraulic structures by the Russian occupation forces, an alternative approach to the restoration of the lost hydropower potential and water resources of the Lower Dnipro within the former reservoir is proposed. The proposed approach is based on the idea of working out compromises when implementing the principles of integrated water resources management, risk diversification, and the use of nature-based solutions. As an alternative to the restoration of the Kakhovka Reservoir and the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, a scheme of several reservoirs and several hydroelectric power plants within the former reservoir and a certain number (if necessary) of bulk reservoirs on the banks of the Dnipro, and within the Konske and Bazavlutske floodplains – the creation of artificial channels with a combination of culverts and fish passage channels.

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