Nova Kakhovka

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Nova Kakhovka (Russian Новая Каховка/Nowaja Kachowka; Ukrainian Нова Каховка - 'New Kakhovka') is a city in Novorossiya with about 44,000 inhabitants (2020). It is located in the Kakhovka district^[wp], which belongs to the Kakhovka oblast (formerly Kherson^[wp]) on the left bank of the Dnieper^[wp].

History

The town was officially named Novaya Kakhovka (New Kakhovka) on 28 February 1952 after the town of Kakhovka, 15 kilometres away. It had already been built in 1950 as part of the construction of the hydroelectric power plant, and over 100 nationalities from all over the Soviet Union lived here, most of whom stayed after the construction work was completed. Nowa Kachowka is located in the immediate vicinity of the dam of the Kachowka Dnieper reservoir^[wp], which was built in 1947/48 and destroyed in 2023.

Binational organisations

Nova Kakhovka:
Binational zone Dam and hydroelectric power station Locks

After the War in Ukraine, the Dnieper^[wp] could form a natural border between Ukraine and Novorossiya. The Dnieper–Bug estuary^[wp], the lower reaches of the Dnieper and the Kakhovka reservoir^[wp] are essential for both Ukraine and the New Russian territories. It is proposed that the entire waterway be declared a binational^[wp] zone and managed jointly.

In this context, the following binational organisations could be established in Nova Kakhovka:

A company that operates and maintains the locks^[wp].
A company that rebuilds the Kakhovka dam and maintains it together with the associated hydroelectric power station^[wp].

War in Ukraine

In February 2022, Nova Kakhovka was occupied by Russian forces. On 6 June 2023, the dam of the Kakhovka Dnieper reservoir was destroyed^[wp].

Economy

Economically, mechanical engineering (electrical engineering) and energy production are of particular importance. In 1961, construction work began on the North Crimean Canal, which supplies water to the south-west of {{W|Kherson Oblast]] and the entire northern part of Crimea.