Dospat-Vacha Cascade Complex

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Dospat-Vacha Cascade Complex is a complex of operating hydroelectric power plants in Bulgaria.

The complex consists of the following projects:

• Devin hydroelectric plant
• Krichim hydroelectric plant
• Orfeus hydroelectric plant
• Teshel hydroelectric plant
• Tsankov Kamak hydroelectric plant

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Dospat-Vacha Cascade Complex

Project name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology type	Owner
Devin hydroelectric plant	operating	1984	88.0 MW	Run-of-river	Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK) [100%]
Krichim hydroelectric plant	operating	1972	80.0 MW	Conventional storage	Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK) [100%]
Orfeus hydroelectric plant	operating	1975	160.0 MW	Conventional storage	Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK) [100%]
Teshel hydroelectric plant	operating	1984	60.0 MW	Run-of-river	Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK)
Tsankov Kamak hydroelectric plant	operating	2009	85.0 MW	Conventional storage	Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK) [100%]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Dospat-Vacha Cascade Complex

Project name	Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Devin hydroelectric plant	Smolyan, Bulgaria	Vacha River	41.7204, 24.4247 (exact)
Krichim hydroelectric plant	Pazardzhik, Bulgaria	Vacha River	41.9406, 24.4469 (exact)
Orfeus hydroelectric plant	Pazardzhik, Bulgaria	–	41.9405, 24.4475 (exact)
Teshel hydroelectric plant	Borino, Smolyan, Bulgaria	Buinovska	41.663, 24.3399 (exact)
Tsankov Kamak hydroelectric plant	Smolyan, Bulgaria	Vacha River	41.8322, 24.4214 (exact)

The map below shows the exact locations of the projects in the complex:

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