Grabovica Hydro Power Plant | |
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Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Location | Herzegovina-Neretva |
Coordinates | 43°35′13″N17°43′08″E / 43.587°N 17.719°E |
Purpose | Electricity generation |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1982 |
Owner(s) | Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity dam |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Grabovica Lake |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | JP "Elektroprivreda BiH" |
Commission date | 1979 |
Type | run-of-the-river |
Installed capacity | 114 MW |
Annual generation | 334 GWh |
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