Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station

Fierzë, Italy

The Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station (Albanian: Hidrocentrali i Fierzës) is a large hydroelectric power station on the Drin River, in Albania. Fierza is the upper HPP (Hydro Power Plant) of the Drin River cascade followed by the power stations of Koman and Vau i Dejës downstream. Based on the inst

alled power capacity, position and the volume of the reservoir, Fierza plays a key role in the exploitation, regulation and safe operation of the Drin cascade. Work for its construction began in 1970. The first power unit became operational in 1978 and the plant was fully operational in 1980. Fierza HPP was built with equipment mostly from China but on the concepts of Albanian engineers. Around 14,000 workers, engineers and specialist were involved in the construction of the plant. Fierza is a HPP with a rock-fill dam with a clay core and reservoir. When it was built, Fierza was the second in Europe for the height of its type. The dam has a total volume of 8 million m3. This rock-fill dam measures 167 m (548 ft) in height, and 380 m (1,250 ft) in length along the crest. Construction began in 1971 and was completed seven years later in 1978. The dam is one of the three hydroelectric dams on...

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