Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station
The Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric dam on the Drin river, in Albania, near the settlement of Vau i Dejës. Completed in 1973, the project consists of five turbines of French origin, each with a nominal capacity of 50 megawatts, for a total capacity of 250 MW.
Photo: Albinfo, Public domain.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Albania
- Also known as: “Qyrsaq-demningen”, “Vau i Dejes Hydroelectric Power Station”, “Vau i Dejes vannkraftverk”, “Vau i Dejës vannkraftverk”, “Vau i Dejes-demningen”, and “Vau-i-Dejës-demningen”
- Address: Hidrocentralit 38
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Mother Teresa Cathedral and Vau i Dejës Castle.
Mother Teresa Cathedral
Church
Vau i Dejës Castle
St. Mary’s Church
Church
St Mary's Church is a Catholic church in Vau i Dejës, Shkodër, Albania. St. Mary’s Church is situated 1¼ km west of Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheldi and Ganjollë.
Sheldi
Village
Sheldi is a settlement in the former Gur i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. Sheldi is situated 3½ km northwest of Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station.
Ganjollë
Village
Ganjollë is a settlement in the former Guri i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. Ganjollë is situated 3½ km west of Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station.
Stajkë
Village
Stajkë is a settlement in the former Bushat municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. Stajkë is situated 5 km southwest of Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station.
Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Bashkia e Vau i Dejës, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.01363° or 42° 0′ 49″ north
Longitude
19.63599° or 19° 38′ 10″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
8FJX2J7P+F9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Vau i Dejës Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Hidrocentrali i Vaut të Dejës”
- Croatian: “Hidroelektrana Vau i Dejës”
- Czech: “Vodní elektrárna Vau i Dejës”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Vau i Dejës”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Vau i Dejës”
- German: “Wasserkraftwerk Vau i Deja”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vau i Dejës-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Vau i Dejës-demningen”
- Russian: “ГЭС Вау-и-Дейес”
- Spanish: “Central hidroeléctrica de Vau i Dejës”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Вау-і-Дежес”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Laç-Qyrsaç and Trush (Sheldi).
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Leta and Filipi.
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