Velebit Pumped Storage Power Plant

Velebit Pumped Storage Power Plant (Croatian: Reverzibilna hidroelektrana Velebit) is a pumped-storage power plant in Croatia that has two turbines with a nominal capacity of 138 megawatts (185,000 hp) each, having a total capacity of 276 megawatts (370,000 hp).^[2] As of 2015^[update], it was one of three operational pumped-storage power plants in Croatia.^[3]

Velebit Pumped Storage Power Plant
Power station's pipe passes over the D27 road.
Official name	Reverzibilna hidroelektrana Velebit
Country	Croatia
Location	Obrovac, Zadar County
Coordinates	44°12′29″N 15°45′13″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1978[1]
Opening date	1984[1]
Owner(s)	Hrvatska elektroprivreda
Operator(s)	Hrvatska elektroprivreda
Upper reservoir
Creates	Štikada[2]
Lower reservoir
Creates	Razovac[2]
Power Station
Pump-generators	2[2]
Installed capacity	276 MW
Annual generation	467.5 GWh

The plant was designed by Elektroprojekt, Projektni Biro and Geoexpert, and constructed by Industrogradnja, Konstruktor, Hidroelektra, Pomgrad and Geotehnika.^[4]

Turbines

• type: single-stage turbine-pump
• units: 2
• turbine design head: 517 metres (1,696 ft)
• design pumping head: 559 metres (1,834 ft)
• turbine rating: 140 megawatts (190,000 hp)
• installed discharge: - turbine (2x30 cubic metres per second (1,100 cu ft/s)), - pump (2x20 cubic metres per second (710 cu ft/s))