in 2002, sayan shushinskaya ges was named after peter neporozhny.ergy and electrification of the ussr. he came up with the idea of ​​a large program for the construction of hydroelectric power stations in various natural conditions. under this program , a hydroelectric station was created in the sayan mountains. unempty. supervised it, came to the launch of hydraulic units. august 17 , 2009, a tragic day in the history of the sayano-shushinskaya gas station. the largest man-made disaster occurred here. hydraulic unit number two suddenly collapsed. the rotating rotor began to rise up, breaking everything in its path, then water gushed out under great pressure, which quickly flooded the turbine room. all hydraulic units were flooded, the station was de-energized, as a result , the turbine room was completely destroyed, and people found themselves in the water. several employees rushed to the crest of the dam to manually reset the gate and stop the flow of water. the accident claimed the lives of 75 hydroelectric power plant employees. 13 people were i