Banjë Hydro Power Plant

Coordinates: 40°57′50″N 20°04′05″E / 40.964°N 20.068°E / 40.964; 20.068
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Banjë Hydro Power Plant
Banjë Hydro Power Plant is located in Albania
Banjë Hydro Power Plant
Location of Banjë Hydro Power Plant in Albania
CountryAlbania
LocationBanjë
Coordinates40°57′50″N 20°04′05″E / 40.964°N 20.068°E / 40.964; 20.068
Owner(s)Devoll Hydropower
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsDevoll
Height80
Elevation at crest175
Reservoir
Total capacity400 million m3
Surface area14 km2
Power Station
Commission dateSeptember 2016
Installed capacity70 MW

Banjë Hydro Power Plant is a large hydroelectricity plant on the river Devoll situated near the village of Banjë, Albania. It was 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 is 900 m long, 370 m wide and 80 m high.[2] The reservoir was planned to have a surface area of 14 km2, and a storage capacity of about 400 million m3. It was completed in 2016.[3]

References

  1. ^ Devoll Hydropower
  2. ^ "Devoll Hydropower | F.A.Q". www.devollhydropower.al. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. ^ "Banja | Statkraft". www.statkraft.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.