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Fangut Dam And HEPP 4
Fangut Dam And HEPP 4
The project is located on the Fani i Madh River, in the northern part of Albania, about 80 km north-east of Tirana. The Hydropower Plant 4 – Ura e Fanit Dam/Fangut HEPP Project - Final Layout comprises the hydropower development of the discharge flows in the lower basin of Fani i Madh River. The Hydropower Plant 4 – Ura e Fanit Dam and Fangut HEPP has an installed power of 74,6 MW and will allow an annual mean energy production of 221.4 GWh.
Technical Data
Dam Type |
Concrete Faced Rockfill Dam (CFRD) |
Crest Length |
403 m |
Crest Elevation |
171 m |
Thalweg Elevation |
77 m |
Max Height from Thalweg |
94 m |
Total Volume |
225.360.000 m3 |
Active Volume |
135.000.000 m3 |
Dam Area (normal water level) |
165 m |
Reservoir Min Operation Level |
138 m |
Spillway Location |
Left Bank |
Type |
Gate Controlled,overfall |
Threshold Elevation |
159 m |
Max Discharge Capacity |
2000 m3/s |
Gate Type |
4 Radial |
Maximal Design Discharge |
61 m3/s |
Maximal Unit Design Discharge |
30,5 m3/s |
Nominal Design Discharge |
57 m3/s |
Nominal Unit Design Discharge |
28,5 m3/s |
Gross Head |
131 m |
Rated Net Head at Design Discharge |
122,65 m |
Reservoir Normal Operation Level |
165 masl |
Reservoir Minimum Operation Level |
138 masl |
Tail Water Level at Design Discharge |
34,23 masl |
Tunnel Length |
9600 m |
Tunnel Diameter |
6 m |
Discharge |
61 m |
Type of Aqueduct |
Steel |
Aqueduct Diameter |
4,5 m |
Aqueduct Length |
360 m |
Penstock Length |
156 m |
Penstock Diameter |
4,5 m |
Discharge |
61 m3/s |
Type of Turbine Units |
2 Vertical Francis |
Turbine Runner Diameter |
1,850 m |
Synchronous Rotational Speed of the Turbine |
375 rpm |
Installed Power |
74,6 MW |
Turbine Unit Nominal Power |
37,3 MW |
Unit Generator Capacity |
40 MVA |
Power Transformer |
2 36/45 MVA ONAN/ONAF |
Switchyard |
220 kV GIS |
Annual Mean Energy |
221,4 GWh |