Porogi

Porogi is a small settlement in Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia. Its main attraction is the world-oldest operating hydroelectric power plant.

The М5 motorway:

The М5 motorway

Multiple arrows:

Multiple arrows

The dam:

The dam of Porogi hydroelectri power plant

The machinery:

Porogi hydroelectri power plant Porogi hydroelectri power plant Porogi hydroelectri power plant

Everything is really old:

Everything is really old at Porogi hydroelectri power plant

Scary:

Porogi hydroelectri power plant

Next to the dam is the building of the power plant with the control room. The electrician is fishing at the open window:

The electrician is fishing at the open window in Porogi

Only after I got back home to Chelyabinsk I learned that I could have easily entered the control room and take pictures of everything inside. (Sad trombone.)

Here is what Porogi looks from the dam:

Porogi

The electricity in Porogi is available from 8 pm to 11 pm.

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