Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station
| Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station | |
|---|---|
An aerial photo of the station and its reservoir | |
Interactive map of Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station | |
| Location | Vau i Dejës gorge, Albania |
| Coordinates | 42°00′49″N 19°38′09″E / 42.01361°N 19.63583°E |
| Construction began | 1971 |
| Opening date | 1973 |
| Owner | Albanian Power Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Drin river |
| Height | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 7,500 m3/s (16,000,000 cu ft/min) or 7,740 m3/s (16,400,000 cu ft/min) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Vau i Dejës (Albanian: Liqeni i Vaut të Dejës) |
| Total capacity | 580,000,000 m3 (2.0×1010 cu ft) (maximum) 263,000,000 m3 (9.3×109 cu ft) (active) |
| Surface area | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Maximum length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator | Albanian Power Corporation |
| Commission date | 1973 |
| Turbines | 5 × 50 MW Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 250 MW |
| Annual generation | 1000 Gwh |
| Website https://www.kesh.al/en/service/hec-vau-i-dejes/ | |
The Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station (Albanian: Hidrocentrali i Vaut të Dejës), abbreviated Vau i Dejës HPP, is a hydroelectric dam on the Drin river, in Albania, near the settlement of Vau i Dejës. Completed in 1973, the project consists of five turbines of French origin, each with a nominal capacity of 50 Megawatt (MW), for a total capacity of 250 MW. It is operated by the Albanian Power Corporation.
The Vau i Dejës power station is the most downstream of the three dams of the Drin river cascade, with the power stations of Fierza and the Koman upstream.
The hydroelectric station was turned into a hybrid power station, with the installation of floating photovoltaics on one of its dams. As of 2026, there are plans to add more photovoltaics, on its two other dams and ground-mounted photovoltaics, as well as to incorporate wind turbines.