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Rama Hydroelectric Power Station

Coordinates: 43°47′26″N 17°34′19″E / 43.790560°N 17.571902°E / 43.790560; 17.571902
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Rama Hydroelectric Power Station
Rama dam visible across the Ramsko lake, in a distance
Rama Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rama Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Rama Hydroelectric Power Station in Bosnia and Herzegovina
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
LocationProzor-Rama
Coordinates43°47′26″N 17°34′19″E / 43.790560°N 17.571902°E / 43.790560; 17.571902
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1964
Opening date1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Owner(s)Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity government
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam, concrete-face, rock-fill
ImpoundsRama
Height103 m (338 ft)
Length230 m (750 ft)
Elevation at crest598 m (1,962 ft)
Dam volume1,450,000 m3 (1,900,000 cu yd)
Spillway capacity700 m3/s (25,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesRamsko lake
Total capacity515,000,000 m3 (418,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity466,000,000 m3 (378,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area550 km2 (210 sq mi)
Surface area14.74 km2 (5.69 sq mi)
Normal elevation595 m (1,952 ft)
Rama Hydroelectric Power Station
Coordinates43°44′49″N 17°40′34″E / 43.746810°N 17.676043°E / 43.746810; 17.676043
Operator(s)JP Elektroprivreda HZ HB d.d.
Commission date1968
TypeConventional, diversion (run-of-the-river)
Hydraulic head325 m (1,066 ft)
Turbines2 x 80 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity160 MW
Annual generation650 GWh
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The Rama Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Rama river, a tributary of the Neretva river, about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the town of Prozor in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Dam and its hydropower plant are operated by Elektroprivreda HZ HB, public power utility company in Bosnia and Herzegovina owned by Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity government.[2][3][4]

Characteristics

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The dam was constructed between 1964 and 1968 with the primary purpose of hydroelectric power production. It is 103 m (338 ft) tall and creates Rama Lake. The dam's power station is located underground about 9.7 km (6.0 mi) to the southeast and discharges back into the Rama River. It contains two 80 MW Francis turbine-generators for an installed capacity of 160 MW. The difference in elevation between the reservoir and power station afford a hydraulic head (water drop) of 325 m (1,066 ft).[1][5]

History

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The power station ceased operations between 1993 and 1996 due to the Bosnian War.

References

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  1. ^ a b "HE BIH". www.elektroenergetika.info (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Public audits reports - Public companies" (.html). www.saifbih.ba (in English, Bosnian, and Croatian). Audit office for the Institutions of the Federation BiH. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ "20 Year Publication" (PDF). Elektroprivreda HZ HB. p. 33. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Bosnia". IndustCards. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. ^ Rama - brošura (2014) (pdf); Hidroenergetski sistem sliva Neretva-Trebišnjics: HE "Rama" - JP "EP HZHB" (Bosanski/Hrvatski/Srpski)
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