Čapljina Hydroelectric Power Station

Dam in Čapljina
42°56′05″N 17°49′52″E / 42.934681°N 17.831044°E / 42.934681; 17.831044PurposeElectricity generation via hydroelectric energy storageStatusOperationalOpening date1979Owner(s)Government of the Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaDam and spillwaysType of damCompensation & storage basinsReservoirCreatesLake Vrutak upper basin; Svitavsko Lake lower basinNormal elevation270 m (890 ft)Čapljina Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power PlantCoordinates42°56′05″N 17°49′52″E / 42.934681°N 17.831044°E / 42.934681; 17.831044Operator(s)JP "Elektroprivreda HZHB"Commission date1979TypePumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power PlantTurbinesFrancisInstalled capacity420 MW

The Čapljina Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant (PSHPP) or pumped hydroelectric energy storage power plant (PHESPP) type of hydroelectric power plant, whose powerhouse (generation hall, generating station or generating plant) is situated underground near Svitava, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's one of country's largest hydroelectric power plants of any type, having an installed electric capacity of 420 MW.

Lake Vrutak is artificial reservoir on the Trebišnjica river in Popovo Polje, near Hutovo village, and serves as compensation and storage basin for Čapljina Pump-Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant.[1][2]


Lake Vritak - upper compensational basin for PSHPP Čapljina in Popovo Polje

See also

References

  1. ^ "HE BIH". www.elektroenergetika.info (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. ^ CHE "Čapljina" - brošura (2014) (pdf); Hidroenergetski sistem sliva Neretva-Trebišnjics: CHE "Čapljina" - JP "EP HZHB" (Bosanski/Hrvatski/Srpski)

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