The Koman Hydroelectric Power Station is a large hydroelectric power station (HPP), for which a dam on the Drin River was built. The dam is near the settlement of Koman, northern Albania. It is the second of three dams of the Drin River cascade; the Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station upstream, and the Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station downstream. The dam, 130m tall, was completed in 1985 and the reservoir was filled with water at full capacity in 1986.[1]
Komani Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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![]() A ferry on the Drin River | |
Location | Albania |
Coordinates | 42°06′23″N 19°49′37″E / 42.10639°N 19.82694°E |
Construction began | 1979 |
Opening date | 1985 |
Owner(s) | Albanian Power Corporation |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Rock-fill dam |
Impounds | Drini River |
Height | 130 m (427 ft) |
Length | 275 m (902 ft) |
Spillway capacity | 3,400 m3/sec |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Koman Reservoir |
Total capacity | 16,000,000,000 m3 (5.7×1011 cu ft) |
Surface area | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Maximum water depth | 96 m (315 ft) |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Albanian Power Corporation |
Turbines | 4 × 150 MW |
Installed capacity | 600 MW |
Completed in 1986, the power station consists of four turbines of French origin with a nominal capacity of 150 MW each, totalling the installed capacity to 600 MW.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ Paul G. Marinos (1 January 2001). Engineering Geology and the Environment. A.A. Balkema. p. 3707. ISBN 978-90-5410-882-5. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ Komani Hydro Power Plant