Stad · Shkodër
Shkodër
The cultural capital of the north: a lake, a fortress, a bicycle city and a Catholic heartland.
- Length
- About 285 km
- Dams
- Fierza, Koman and Vau i Dejës
- Role
- The Drin cascade supplies a large share of Albanian generation
In gewone taal
The Drin is the longest river in Albania. Three big dams on it make most of the country's electricity, and the reservoirs behind them — Fierza, Koman and Vau i Dejës — look like long lakes in the mountains.
Eenvoudige uitleg
The Drin is the longest river in Albania. Three big dams on it make most of the country's electricity, and the reservoirs behind them — Fierza, Koman and Vau i Dejës — look like long lakes in the mountains.
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Energielocatie · Kukës
Fierza Hydropower Plant
The uppermost and largest of the Drin dams, creating a reservoir shared with Kosovo.
Plaats · Kukës
Kukës
A town rebuilt above a reservoir in the 1970s, and the northern end of the Nation's Road.
Meer · Shkodër
Lake Koman
A 34 km reservoir in a gorge so narrow the ferry crossing is treated as a scenic journey in its own right.
Verwante onderwerpen
Industrie
Energy in Albania
Electricity almost entirely from hydropower — which makes supply depend on rainfall.
Energielocatie · Shkodër
Vau i Dejës Hydropower Plant
The lowest station of the Drin cascade, just upstream of Shkodër.
Bedrijf · Tiranë
KESH
The state generator that runs the Drin cascade and supplies most Albanian electricity.
Energielocatie · Shkodër
Koman Hydropower Plant
The middle station of the Drin cascade, and the dam that created Lake Koman.
Veerbootroute · Shkodër
Koman – Fierzë Ferry
A working transport link through a gorge that has become one of Albania's best-known journeys.
Bronnen
- Wikipedia.
Drin — English Wikipedia
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Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims. - Wikidata.
Wikidata item Q1792373
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Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year. - Wikimedia Commons.
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