The Jablanica Dam is an
arch-gravity dam
An arch-gravity dam or arched dam is a dam with the characteristics of both an arch dam and a gravity dam. It is a dam that curves upstream in a narrowing curve that directs most of the water pressure against the canyon rock walls, providing the f ...
on the
Neretva River
The Neretva ( sr-cyrl, Неретва, ), also known as Narenta, is one of the largest rivers of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. Four HE power-plants with large dams (higher than 150,5 metres) provide flood protection, power and water s ...
about northwest of
Jablanica in the
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton ( hr, Hercegovačko-neretvanska županija; bs, Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The canton mainly comprises the Neretva ...
of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
. The dam was constructed between 1947 and 1955 with the primary purpose of
hydroelectric power production. The power station was commissioned in two stages, from 1955 until 1958. The first generator was commissioned in February 1955. An upgrade in 2008 increased the installed capacity of the power station from 150 MW to 180 MW. The dam's power station is located about to the southeast near Jablanica and discharges back into the Neretva River. It contains six 30 MW
Francis turbine-generators for an installed capacity of 180 MW. The difference in elevation between the reservoir and power station afford a
hydraulic head (water drop) of . The dam is tall and creates
Jablanica lake. The dam and power station are owned and operated by
Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine
Elektroprivreda BiH or JP Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine d.d. ( en, Public Enterprise Electric Utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina; abbr. EPBiH) is a Bosnian public electric utility company with headquarters in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...
.
References
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Priča o stanovnicima desne obale Jablaničkog jezera documentary film about inhabitants of the right bank of the Neretva's artificial lake Jablaničko, left behind without any land connection to the main transportation route after reservoir is created with construction of Jablanica Hydroelectric Power Station ''(YouTube)''
Priča o jezeru documentary film about creation of the Neretva's artificial lake Jablaničko, reservoir created with construction of Jablanica Hydroelectric Power Station - screenplay & director: Gojko Šipovac ''(YouTube)''
Hidroelektrana Jablanica documentary film on construction of the Jablanica Hydroelectric Power Station - screenplay: engineers Hercegovac, Radulović, and Jović; director: Slobodan Radulović ''(YouTube)''
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Arch-gravity dams
Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dams in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dams completed in 1955
Energy infrastructure completed in 1958
Hydroelectric power stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
1955 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Underground hydroelectric power stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina