Banjë Hydro Power Plant

Banjë Hydro Power Plant
Location of Banjë Hydro Power Plant in Albania
Country Albania
Location Banjë
Coordinates 40°57′50″N 20°04′05″E / 40.964°N 20.068°E / 40.964; 20.068Coordinates: 40°57′50″N 20°04′05″E / 40.964°N 20.068°E / 40.964; 20.068
Status Under construction
Owner(s) Devoll Hydropower
Dam and spillways
Impounds Devoll
Height 80
Elevation at crest 175
Reservoir
Total capacity 400 million m3
Surface area 14 km2
Power station
Installed capacity 70 MW

Banjë Hydro Power Plant is a large hydroelectricity plant under construction on the river Devoll situated near the village Banjë, Albania. It is built by Devoll Hydropower, an Albanian company owned by Norwegian power company Statkraft. The project consists of a large power plant with a nominal capacity of 70 MW and an average annual production of 242 GWh.[1] The dam will be 900 m long, 370 m wide and 80 m high.[2] The reservoir will have a surface area of 14 km2, and a storage capacity of about 400 million m3. It is expected to be completed in 2016.[3]

References

  1. Devoll Hydropower
  2. "Devoll Hydropower | F.A.Q". www.devollhydropower.al. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. Statkraft


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