- owned ▁and ▁public ▁buildings ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁Z av ol zh ye ▁and ▁Gor od ets ▁from ▁villages ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁flo oded . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁concrete ▁pour ing ▁for ▁the ▁dam ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁The ▁river ▁current ▁was ▁stopped ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁tur bine ▁was ▁put ▁under ▁load , ▁is ▁an ▁official ▁station ' s ▁launch ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁eight ▁tur bine ▁was ▁run ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁gener ators ' ▁cool ing ▁system ▁improvement ▁and ▁rein for cement ▁of ▁tur b ines ▁were ▁implemented , ▁increasing ▁installed ▁power ▁by ▁ 1 2 0 ▁M W ▁to ▁ 5 2 0 ▁M W . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : D ams ▁in ▁Russia ▁Category : H ydro elect ric ▁power ▁stations ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : H ydro elect ric ▁power ▁stations ▁in ▁Russia ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁O blast ▁Category : D ams ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Category : D ams ▁on ▁the ▁Vol ga ▁River ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Russia <0x0A> </s> ▁N and an ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁N and an ▁County , ▁in ▁Gu ang xi ▁Province , ▁China ▁N and an , ▁Hy