Stratos Dam Explained

Stratos Hydroelectric Dam
Ηδροηλεκτρικό Φράγμα Στράτου
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Location Map:Greece
Coordinates:38.6758°N 21.3361°W
Country:Greece
Location:Stratos, Aitoloakarnania
Status:O
Purpose:Power, irrigation
Construction Began:1981
Opening:1989
Owner:Public Power Corporation of Greece
Dam Type:Embankment, earth-fill
Dam Length:1900m (6,200feet)
Dam Height:26m (85feet)
Dam Volume:2800000m2
Dam Crosses:Acheloos River
Res Name:Stratos artificial lake
Res Capacity Total:11000000m2
Res Catchment:4320km2
Res Surface:8.4km2[1]
Plant Commission:1988-1989
Plant Turbines:2 x 75 MW Francis-type
2 x 3.35 MW S-turbine
Plant Capacity:156.7 MW[2]
Plant Annual Gen:237 GWh

The Stratos Hydroelectric Dam (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Υδροηλεκτρικό Φράγμα Στράτου) is a dam on the river Acheloos in Aetolia-Acarnania, western Greece. It is situated just east of the village Stratos, and 9 km northwest of Agrinio. The dam created the Stratos artificial lake. There are four more dams upstream from the Stratos Dam: the Kastraki Dam, the Kremasta Dam, the Sykia Dam and the Mesochora Dam.

The dam was constructed between 1981 and 1989. Four turbine units produce up to 156.7 MW of electricity.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Large Dams in Greece. National Technical University of Athens. 30 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Hydroelectric Plants in Greece - other regions. IndustCards. 6 May 2013.