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Hydro electricity Plant History
1876

Hydro electricity Plant History
1876

On land in the municipality cadaster, Josef Přibil from Nové Město nad Metují built a small, single-story building with a water-driven machine for folding yarn and its own weir.

Time Line

1876

Machine for folding yarn

Removal of the machine, rebuilt as a mill
1879

Mill

New owners of the mill Jan and Anna Holeček from Černilov.
1903

Mill

Václav Holeček buys the mill from his parents.
1907

Mill

The mill burns down on the day of the Krčín fair.
1909

Hydroelectricity Plant

On the site of the mill, the Krčín municipality establishes a hydroelectricity plant with a Francis turbine, produced by the company Josef Prokop and Sons from Pardubice (52 pieces).
1910

Hydroelectricity Plant

Municipality power plant is established. Equipped with a diesel water turbine.
1918

Hydroelectricity Plant

Annual production is 100,000 kWh.
1920

Hydroelectricity Plant

The Krčín municipality installs a second Francis turbine, produced by the company Bernard from Prague-Karlín (32 pcs, 40 and 25 kW generators).
1920

Hydroelectricity Plant

Engraved
1927

Hydroelectricity Plant

Annual production 258,640 kWh.
1942

Hydroelectricity Plant

Modernization of the power plant behind Kaplan turbine, with installed output of 80 kW.
1994

Hydroelectricity Plant

Privatization of the Krčín Small-Scale Hydroelectricity Plant.
2011

Hydroelectricity Plant

Floods, shutting down of operation.
2020

Hydroelectricity Plant

Reconstruction and modernization of the Krčín hydro power plant.
2021

Hydroelectricity Plant

January – start of electricity generation.
Information about
the hydroelectric project in an entertaining way
Information about the hydroelectric project in an entertaining way.

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Elektrárenská 129
549 01 Nové Město nad Metují
Czech Republic
Hradec Králové Region
Náchod District

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