Drini Cascade

Drin River Cascade

Drin is the longest river of the Albanian territories, with a length of 160 km. Drin River forms near Kukës from the merge of its two main branches: the White Drin that springs near Peja and flows into Fierzë Lake, and the Black Drin which stems from Struga at Ohrid Lake. The Drin River bed in northern Albania has been transformed into a chain of artificial resrvoirs (Fierzë, Koman and Vau Dejës), which supply water to the three large hydropower plants of the cascade. Drin’s main branches are the rivers Shalë and Valbona, stemming from the Alps and flow to Lake Koman. Near Shkodra, Drin merges with the Buna River, to drain into the Adriatic Sea. The hydropower plants of Fierzë, Koman, Vau Dejës and Ashta are
built on the Drin River bed, with an installed capacity of about 1400MW, of which, the Albanian Power Corporation
administers the first three:

• Fierza HPP began operations in 1978 and has an installed power of 500 MW (4 X 125 MW ).
• Komani HPP began operations in 1985, with an installed power of 600 MW (4 X 150 MW).
• Vau i Dejës HPP began operations in 1971, with an installed power of 250MW (5 X 50MW)

Geographic location of the Cascade

The schematic Outlay of the Cascade

Weekly Energy Reserve 2020

Production of HPPs of Drini Cascade and Fierza Flows