Koman Hydroelectric Power Station
Dam in Albania
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The Koman Hydroelectric Power Station (Albanian: Hidrocentrali i Komanit) 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, Lake Koman, was filled with water at full capacity in 1986.[1]
| Komani Hydroelectric Power Station | |
|---|---|
A ferry on the Drin River | |
 Interactive map of Komani Hydroelectric Power Station | |
| Location | Albania |
| Coordinates | 42°06′23″N 19°49′37″E |
| Construction began | 1979 |
| Opening date | 1985 |
| Owner | 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 ft3) |
| Surface area | 12 km2 (5 mi2) |
| Maximum water depth | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator | 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]
