Moglicë Hydro Power Plant

Moglicë Hydro Power Plant is a large hydroelectricity plant on the river Devoll situated near the village Moglicë, Albania. The project consists of a large power plant with an installed capacity of 197 MW and an average annual production of 475 GWh.^[3] It was built by Devoll Hydropower, an Albanian company owned by Norwegian power company Statkraft.^[4] The asphalt-core rock-fill dam is 320 m long, 150 m high and 460 m wide.^[5] The dam is anticipated to be the world's highest of its kind upon completion.^[6] The reservoir has a surface area of 7.2 km², and a storage capacity of about 380 million m³.^[1] The power plant is part of the Devoll Hydropower Project and construction on it began in June 2013.^[7] Main structures of dam were completed in June 2019.^[8] Commercial operations were started in June 2020.^[9]

Moglicë Hydro Power Plant
Location of Moglicë Hydro Power Plant in Albania
Country	Albania
Location	Moglicë
Coordinates	40.69°N 20.44°E / 40.69; 20.44
Status	Under construction
Construction began	2013
Opening date	2020[1]
Owner(s)	Devoll Hydropower
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Devoll
Height	150 m (490 ft)
Length	320 m (1,050 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	360,000,000 m3 (290,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Power Station
Hydraulic head	300 m (980 ft)
Turbines	2 x 90.2 MW Francis-type[2]
Installed capacity	197 MW
Annual generation	475 GWh est.

Construction

Pumped hydro

Statkraft has announced a plan for pumped-storage hydroelectricity, which will use the Moglicë Hydro Power Plant's reservoir as the lower reservoir and a new upper reservoir, creating an opportunity for a reverse pump. Construction is predicted to begin in 2025 and to finish in 2030. Its capacity will be 1.2 GW and the storage capacity of the reservoir will be 28Gwh. ^[10]

Gallery

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  Construction of the dam in 2017