CHERESHOVITSA SMALL HYDRO POWER PLANT
Chereshovitsa Small Hydro Power Plant is being built on the River Malak Iskar, in the land of Etropole Municipality. The hydropower complex comprises two water intakes on the Rivers Nevizhda and Negarshtitsa before they flow into the River Malak Iskar. The water mains are made of fiberglass pipes in total length of 2,430 m.
The water streams join together at a point of 233 m distance from the powerhouse which is equipped with a hydraulic turbo-alternator. It utilizes the incoming waters and then the waters flow down through a lower channel (penstock) and return into the riverbed.