Ozalj Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric

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on river

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, in its central stretch, in town of

Ozalj Ozalj (, hu, Ozaly, german: Wosail or ''Woseil'') is a town in central Croatia, located north of Karlovac and southwest of Jastrebarsko, on the Kupa River. It is close to Žumberak in the north and the border with Slovenia in the northwest, w ...

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. The Ozalj Hydroelectric Power Plant is run-of-the-river plant on the Kupa River central stretch. The Ozalj plant consist of two separate hydroelectric power plants, Ozalj 1 (located on the right bank of the Kupa River) and Ozalj 2 (located on the left bank of the Kupa River). Ozalj 1 was built in 1908 as the first larger power plant in the continental part of Croatia, and the power was used for street lighting in the city of Karlovac. It is operated by

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The Kupa River catchment hydroelectric power plants

*Ozalj Hydroelectric Power Plant *

Gojak Hydroelectric Power Plant Gojak Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant on river Dobra, near the town of Ogulin, in Karlovac County, Croatia. Its total capacity is 55.5 MW. The Gojak Hydroelectric Power Plant is a high pressure diversion plant which har ...

* 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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The Kupa River catchment hydroelectric power plants

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