Gojak Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric

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on river Dobra, near the town of

Ogulin Ogulin () is a town in north-western Croatia, in Karlovac County. It has a population of 7,389 (2021) (it was 8,216 in 2011), and a total municipal population of 12,251 (2021). Ogulin is known for its historic stone castle, known as Kula, and the ...

, in

Karlovac County Karlovac County ( hr, Karlovačka županija) is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. The city of Karlovac is a fort from the times of the Military Frontier. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th c ...

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. Its total capacity is 55.5 MW. The Gojak Hydroelectric Power Plant is a high pressure diversion plant which harnesses the river power of the Ogulinska Dobra and Zagorska Mrežnica rivers. It is operated by the Croatian state-owned electrical company,

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. Another lake is formed by the river Dobra just before it plunges into Đula's abyss. Namely, somewhere around one kilometer away from the center of Ogulin, a dam was built on the river Dobra, and in this way another artificial lake, Bukovnik, was created. From that lake, water is drained through channels up to 30 kilometers long to the Gojak Hydroelectric Power Station, where we use it to obtain electricity.

The Kupa River catchment hydroelectric power plants

* Ozalj Hydroelectric Power Plant *Gojak Hydroelectric Power Plant * Lešće Hydroelectric Power Plant *

Zeleni Vir Hydroelectric Power Plant Zeleni Vir Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant located near the town of Skrad, Gorski Kotar region in Croatia. The Zeleni Vir Hydroelectric Power Plant is a high-pressure diversion plant that harnesses the water power of t ...

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Hydroelectric power stations in Croatia Buildings and structures in Karlovac County Energy infrastructure completed in 1959 {{Croatia-stub

The Kupa River catchment hydroelectric power plants

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