Banjë Hydro Power Plant
| Banjë Hydro Power Plant | |
|---|---|
| Country | Albania |
| Location | Banjë |
| Coordinates | 40°57′50″N 20°04′05″E / 40.964°N 20.068°E |
| Construction began | 1980s, 2013 |
| Opening date | September 2016 |
| Owner(s) | Statkraft |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Devoll |
| Height | 80 metres |
| Length | 900 metres |
| Elevation at crest | 175 |
| Width (base) | 370 metres |
| Dam volume | 4 million metres3 |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Banja Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 415 million metres3 |
| Surface area | 14 km2 |
| Maximum water depth | 175 metres |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Devoll Hydropower |
| Type | Hydroelectric |
| Turbines | 1 Francis turbine, 2 GE Renewable Energy francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 72.2 MW |
| Annual generation | 255 GWh |
| Website https://www.statkraft.com/about-statkraft/where-we-operate/albania/banja-hydropower-plant/ | |
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. The dam is 900 metres long, 370 metres wide and 80 metres high. 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.