Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station

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Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station is a major hydroelectric facility in northern Albania that forms part of the Drin River cascade, contributing significantly to the country’s electricity generation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
power plant
commissioningYear 1973
constructionStartYear 1967
continent Europe
contributesTo Albania electricity generation
renewable energy production in Albania
country Albania
damHeightMeters 60
damLengthMeters 260
energySource hydropower
fuelType water
gridConnection Albanian national grid
hasBasinCountry Albania NERFINISHED
hasCatchmentArea Drin River basin NERFINISHED
hasDamType concrete dam
embankment dam
hasGenerationType renewable
hasInfrastructureType hydropower plant
large dam
hasPrimaryPurpose electricity generation
hasSignificance major hydroelectric facility in Albania
hasSpillway yes
hasSpillwayType gated spillway
installedCapacityMW 250
isKeyAssetFor Albanian electricity system NERFINISHED
isPartOfSystem Drin River hydropower system
locatedIn northern Albania
locatedInCounty Shkodër County NERFINISHED
locatedInMunicipality Vau i Dejës NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Northern Albania NERFINISHED
locatedNear Shkodër NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Drin River NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 5
openingYear 1973
operator KESH NERFINISHED
ownedBy Albanian Power Corporation NERFINISHED
KESH NERFINISHED
partOf Drin River cascade
plantType run-of-river and storage
region Balkans
reservoirName Lake Vau i Dejës NERFINISHED
Vau i Dejës Reservoir NERFINISHED
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
upstreamFrom Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED
Komani Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED
watercourse Drin River NERFINISHED

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Drin River hasHydroelectricPlant Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station