The hydropower utility in Russia's Dagestan Republic announced a development program that envisions building three cascades of hydro projects totaling 2,400 mw plus numerous smaller hydro projects by 2020. Dagestan, on the shore of the Caspian Sea, has utilized only 10 percent of its hydropower potential, which is estimated at 16,000 MW.JSC Regional Power Generation Co. of Dagestan (Dagenergo) said it plans to build a cascade of five hydro projects, totaling 1,000 mw, on the Andi Koisu River by 2010. Construction is to begin in 2007 on the first, 200-mw Agvali. It plans another cascade totaling 1,100 mw on the Avar Koisu River. In 2007, work is to be carried out on the 100-mw Gotsati project on the Avar Koisu. Construction is to start in 2007 on the 200-mw Akhti 2 project, the first of four totaling 300 mw on the Samur River.
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