Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station

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Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station is a major hydroelectric facility in northern Albania, forming part of the Drin River cascade and serving as one of the country’s largest sources of electricity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station ⓘ
annualGeneration about 1,300 GWh ⓘ
basinCountry Albania ⓘ
commissioned early 1980s ⓘ
constructionStarted 1970s ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Albania ⓘ
Republic of Albania ⓘ
linked to: Albania
damHeight about 167 metres ⓘ
damLength about 380 metres ⓘ
damType embankment dam ⓘ
rock-fill dam ⓘ
formsCascadeWith Koman Hydroelectric Power Station ⓘ
Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station ⓘ
gridConnection Albanian national grid ⓘ
hasPrimaryFuel hydropower ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
hasTurbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
installedCapacity about 500 MW ⓘ
approximately 500 megawatts ⓘ
isMajorSourceOf electricity in Albania ⓘ
isOneOf largest hydroelectric plants in Albania ⓘ
largest power stations in Albania ⓘ
isOnReservoir Fierza Reservoir ⓘ
languageOfCountry Albanian ⓘ
locatedIn northern Albania ⓘ
linked to: Northern Albania
locatedInCounty Kukës County ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality Fierzë ⓘ
locatedNear border with Kosovo ⓘ
border with North Macedonia ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Drin River ⓘ
nearCity Kukës ⓘ
nearSettlement Fierzë village ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 4 ⓘ
opened 1980 ⓘ
operator Albanian Power Corporation ⓘ
KESH ⓘ
partOf Drin River cascade ⓘ
linked to: Drin River
purpose electricity generation ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
water regulation for Drin cascade ⓘ
region Balkans ⓘ
reservoirName Fierza Reservoir ⓘ
Lake Fierza ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea about 73 square kilometres ⓘ
reservoirTotalCapacity about 2.7 cubic kilometres ⓘ
riverBasin Drin basin ⓘ
linked to: Drin Basin
status operational ⓘ
usesEnergySource water ⓘ

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Drin River → hasHydroelectricPlant → Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station ⓘ
Drin River → hasHydroelectricPlant → Koman Hydroelectric Power Station ⓘ
linked to: Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station
Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station → upstreamFrom → Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station ⓘ