Devoll Hydropower

Devoll Hydropower is the Albanian hydropower development associated with the Banjë and Moglicë power plants on the Devoll River. The project is operated and owned by Statkraft, the Norwegian power company, and is situated in the Devoll River basin in southern Albania. Its core business is the development and operation of hydroelectric generation assets rather than the sale of consumer products. The Devoll River is one of the two principal source rivers of the Seman. It rises near Albania’s border with Greece and flows through or near Miras, Bilisht, Progër, Pojan, Maliq, Moglicë, Kodovjat, Gramsh, and Gostimë before joining the Osum near Kuçovë. This river system provides the geographic and hydrological setting for the project. The river is approximately 196 kilometres long and has a drainage basin of about 3,130 square kilometres. The development described in reference material comprises two hydroelectric plants: Banjë, near the lower part of the project area, and Moglicë, near the town of Moglicë. Together, the two facilities are identified as having a combined planned capacity of 242 megawatts. A possible third facility near Kokel was also contemplated, but the decision to proceed was linked to the completion of the first two dams and is not established here as an executed project. The project’s positioning is based on renewable electricity generation from Albania’s river resources. Hydropower facilities of this type typically combine dams, reservoirs or regulating structures, water conveyance works, turbines, generators, and grid-connected transmission infrastructure. The available material does not provide verified commercial launch dates, production figures, investment amounts, employee numbers, tariff arrangements, or detailed ownership percentages, so those details are omitted. Because the authoritative Wikipedia path is titled “Devoll Hydro Power Plant,” while the supplied brand name refers to Devoll Hydropower, this dossier treats the subject as the Statkraft-associated Devoll hydropower development and its operating project identity. The reference material confirms the Albanian location, the two principal plants, Statkraft ownership and operation, and the proposed combined capacity, but does not establish a complete corporate history or current operating status.

The Devoll Hydropower development is located in the basin of the Devoll, a major river in southern Albania and one of the source rivers of the Seman. The river begins in the southwestern part of the Devoll area near the Greek border and runs through the Korçë region before continuing toward Gramsh and Gostimë. It eventually joins the Osum near Kuçovë, forming the Seman before that river reaches the Adriatic coast. The river’s geography and flow made it a potential setting for large-scale hydroelectric infrastructure. Reference material identifies Devoll Hydropower as the Albanian company owned and operated by Norway’s Statkraft that developed two plants in the river valley: Banjë, near Banjë, and Moglicë, near Moglicë. The two facilities were planned with a combined capacity of 242 megawatts. Their development represents a renewable-generation strategy based on capturing and regulating river flows through dams and associated power-generation works. The development was not limited in planning terms to the two identified plants. A third possible plant near Kokel was considered, with the decision on whether to proceed described as dependent on the completion of the first two dams. The supplied sources do not confirm that this third plant was built, commissioned, or placed into commercial operation. The broader Devoll basin has also been affected by historical water-management works. In the 1970s, water from the river was diverted toward Small Prespa Lake for later irrigation use during the summer. Suspended sediment caused substantial siltation on the Albanian side, and the reference material states that this practice later stopped. This background illustrates the competing irrigation, sediment-management, and energy considerations associated with the river, although it is not presented as a corporate action by Devoll Hydropower. The available material does not document the company’s incorporation date, concession structure, construction timetable, commissioning dates, electricity output, financing, workforce, leadership, or current operational performance. It also does not establish the present status of the proposed Kokel facility. Accordingly, the documented history is limited to the project’s river-basin setting, Statkraft ownership and operation, the Banjë and Moglicë plants, and the proposed 242 MW combined development.

1. 1970Historical diversion of Devoll water for irrigation

   Water from the Devoll was diverted toward Small Prespa Lake for later summer irrigation use. The practice reportedly caused significant siltation because of suspended solids and subsequently stopped.

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A Statkraft-owned and operated renewable-energy development focused on river-based electricity generation in Albania.

• Banjë Hydro Power PlantHydroelectric power plant

  A hydropower facility associated with the Devoll development and located near Banjë in Albania. It forms one of the two principal plants identified in the project description. The available reference material does not provide a separate capacity, commissioning date, generation figure, or detailed technical specification for the plant.

• Moglicë Hydro Power PlantHydroelectric power plant

  A hydropower facility associated with the Devoll development and located near Moglicë in Albania. Together with Banjë, it is identified as part of a two-plant scheme with a combined planned capacity of 242 MW. The available reference material does not state its individual capacity, commissioning date, or current generation status.

• Kokel hydropower plantProposed hydroelectric power plant

  A possible third facility considered for the Devoll valley near Kokel. The decision to build it was described as contingent on completion of the first two dams. The supplied material does not confirm that the facility proceeded beyond the proposal stage.

1. Devoll (river)
2. Devoll Hydropower website