Vithkuq Hydroelectric Power Station

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Vithkuq Hydroelectric Power Station
Vithkuq Hydroelectric Power Station
Country
Location Vithkuq, Korçë, Albania
Coordinates 40°31′49″N20°34′55″E / 40.53028°N 20.58194°E / 40.53028; 20.58194
StatusOperational [1]
Commission date 1936 [1] [2]
Owner"Favina 1" Ltd. company [3]
Thermal power station
Turbine technology Hydroelectric
Power generation
Units operational1
Nameplate capacity 500 KW

The Vithkuq Hydroelectric Power Station (Albanian : Hidrocentrali i Vithkuqit) is a small hydroelectric power station in Vithkuq, Albania. Constructed in 1936, it was the first hydroelectric plant in Albania [2] with an installed capacity of 500 KW. [4] [5]

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