All power stations in
Croatia
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are owned and operated by
Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP), the national power company. , HEP operates 26 hydroelectric, 4 thermal and 3 cogenerating power plants with the total installed electrical power of 3.654 MW.
Hydroelectric
The
Jaruga Hydroelectric Power Plant is the first commercial hydro power plant in
Europe
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, and the second oldest in the world. It started with operation on 28 August 1895 at 20:00, two days after the
Adams Power Plant on the
Niagara Falls
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and in 1903 it was moved to its current location.
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Other thermal
See also
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List of power stations in Europe
This is a list of articles listing power stations around the world by countries or regions. A power station (also referred to as a generating station, power plant, powerhouse or generating plant) is an industrial place for the generation of elect ...
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List of largest power stations in the world
References
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Power Stations