HE Čakovec

(Čakovec Hydro Power Plant) Location: Orehovica, Ulica Nikole Tesle 31 Postal address: 40000 Čakovec pp 1 tel.: ++ 385 42 40 82 00, fax: ++ 385 42 40 82 08

Čakovec is the first hydro power plant in Croatia with bulb turbines in the powerhouse. It is a multi-purpose plant which uses the Drava River potential for electricity generation, increases protection from floods, enables gravitational irrigation of agricultural land along the headrace canal, and creates conditions for the development of sports and recreation.

Director: Tomislav Pintarić

General data:

• location: the area of Međimurje County and Varaždin County, on the Drava River between Varaždin and Hrženica r.km 288 to r.km 267
• type: diversion, with a reservoir for daily and partly weekly regulation of inflow
• total capacity: 76 MW

Energy data :

• installed flow:: Q_i = 500m³ /s
• gross head for: Q_i , H = 17.5m
• maximum capacity: Pmax = 76 (2x38) MW
• useful reservoir volume: 10.5 hm³