| Rama Hydroelectric Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Rama dam visible across the Ramsko lake, in a distance | |
  Location of Rama Hydroelectric Power Station in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Location | Prozor-Rama |
| Coordinates | 43°47′26″N 17°34′19″E / 43.790560°N 17.571902°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1964 |
| Opening date | 1968 |
| Owner(s) | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity government |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam, concrete-face, rock-fill |
| Impounds | Rama |
| Height | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Length | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 598 m (1,962 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,450,000 m3 (1,900,000 cu yd) |
| Spillway capacity | 700 m3/s (25,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Ramsko lake |
| Total capacity | 515,000,000 m3 (418,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 466,000,000 m3 (378,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 550 km2 (210 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 14.74 km2 (5.69 sq mi) |
| Normal elevation | 595 m (1,952 ft) |
| Rama Hydroelectric Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 43°44′49″N 17°40′34″E / 43.746810°N 17.676043°E |
| Operator(s) | JP Elektroprivreda HZ HB d.d. |
| Commission date | 1968 |
| Type | Conventional, diversion (run-of-the-river) |
| Hydraulic head | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
| Turbines | 2 x 80 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 160 MW |
| Annual generation | 650 GWh |
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The Rama Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Rama river, a tributary of the Neretva river, about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the town of Prozor in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
Dam and its hydropower plant are operated by Elektroprivreda HZ HB, public power utility company in Bosnia and Herzegovina owned by Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity government.[2][3][4]
- ^ "HE BIH". www.elektroenergetika.info (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Public audits reports - Public companies" (.html). www.saifbih.ba (in English, Bosnian, and Croatian). Audit office for the Institutions of the Federation BiH. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "20 Year Publication" (PDF). Elektroprivreda HZ HB. p. 33. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Bosnia". IndustCards. Retrieved 28 January 2015.