Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station

Vau i Dejës, Italy

The Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station 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 megawatts (MW), for a total capacity of 250 MW. It is op

erated 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 photovoltaic panels on one of its dams. As of 2026, there are plans to add more photovoltaics, on its two other dams as floating solar and ground-mounted photovoltaics, as well as to incorporate wind turbines.

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