Melje power plant

Melje power plant
location
Coordinates	46 ° 33 '39 "  N , 15 ° 40' 19"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 33 '39 "  N , 15 ° 40' 19"  E
country	Slovenia
place	Maribor
Waters	Outside
power plant
owner	DEM
operator	DEM
technology
Bottleneck performance	2.26 megawatts
Expansion flow	30 m³ / s
Standard work capacity	8.69 million kWh / year
Others

The Melje power plant ( Mala hidroelectrarna Melje in Slovenian ) is a run-of-river power plant on the Drava , located in the municipality of Maribor , Slovenia . It has an installed capacity of 2.26 MW .

The power plant is owned by Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) and is also operated by DEM.

Barrier and power plant

A weir system was built near the city of Maribor , which dammed the Drava into a small reservoir. At this weir, the channel branches off on the right bank of the river, through which the water of the Drava flows to the Zlatoličje power station .

The power plant uses the remaining amount of water that has to be discharged into the river bed of the Drava. With two machines, it has an installed capacity of 2.26 MW . The average annual production is 8.69 million kWh . The flow rate is 30 m³ / s.

See also

• List of power plants in Slovenia
• Power plants on the Drau

Web links

Commons : Kraftwerk Melje  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Melje small power plant: exploiting the biological minimum. Dravske elektrarne Maribor , accessed on December 15, 2019 .