Rama Hydroelectric Power Station

Rama Hydroelectric Power Station
Rama dam visible across the Ramsko lake, in a distance
Location of Rama Hydroelectric Power Station in Bosnia and Herzegovina
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
LocationProzor-Rama
Coordinates43°47′26″N 17°34′19″E / 43.790560°N 17.571902°E / 43.790560; 17.571902
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1964
Opening date1968 (1968)
Owner(s)Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity government
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam, concrete-face, rock-fill
ImpoundsRama
Height103 m (338 ft)
Length230 m (750 ft)
Elevation at crest598 m (1,962 ft)
Dam volume1,450,000 m3 (1,900,000 cu yd)
Spillway capacity700 m3/s (25,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesRamsko lake
Total capacity515,000,000 m3 (418,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity466,000,000 m3 (378,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area550 km2 (210 sq mi)
Surface area14.74 km2 (5.69 sq mi)
Normal elevation595 m (1,952 ft)
Rama Hydroelectric Power Station
Coordinates43°44′49″N 17°40′34″E / 43.746810°N 17.676043°E / 43.746810; 17.676043
Operator(s)JP Elektroprivreda HZ HB d.d.
Commission date1968
TypeConventional, diversion (run-of-the-river)
Hydraulic head325 m (1,066 ft)
Turbines2 x 80 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity160 MW
Annual generation650 GWh

The Rama Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Rama river, a tributary of the Neretva river, about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the town of Prozor in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dam and its hydropower plant are operated by Elektroprivreda HZ HB, public power utility company in Bosnia and Herzegovina owned by Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity government.