The Charyn ( Russian : Чарын ) or Sharyn ( Kazakh : Шарын , Şaryn ) is a river in the Almaty Province of Kazakhstan . It flows through the Charyn National Park and merges into the Ili River , which is considered to be the largest artery of Lake Balkhash . The Charyn is 427 kilometres (265 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 7,720 square kilometres (2,980 sq mi). It runs through the territory of Kegen and Uighur regions, forming the Charyn Canyon .
3-799: The Moinak Hydro Power Plant lies on the river. The Sharyn river is full-flowing due to many tributaries that flow into it from the Northern slope of the Terskei and Kungei Alatau ranges. With its waters, it cuts a canyon through the Eastern parts of the Zhalanash depression and the Toraigyr mountains. In the Zhalanash valley, the canyon is called Aktogay, which means White stream in Kazakh , due to its trapezoidal shape. This article related to
6-608: A river in Kazakhstan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Moinak Hydro Power Plant The Moinak Hydro Power Plant or (Moynak HPP) (Мойнақ СЭС-і, Moınaq SES-i ) is a hydro power plant on the Sharyn River south of Almaty in Almaty Province of Kazakhstan (" Moinak HPP "). Moinak HPP is owned and operated by " JSC Moinakskaya HPP named after. U.D. Kantaeva" JSC Moinakskaya HPP
9-437: Is owned by Samruk Energy JSC It was commissioned on December 9, 2011, and became fully operational in 2013. It has 2 individual turbines with a nominal output of around 150 MW which deliver up to 300 MW of power and generate 1.027 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. The main purpose of Moinak HPP is ti function as a power source to cover peak load demands in the south Kazakhstan region. Moinak HPP
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