The Rama Dam is a

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on the Rama river, a tributary of the

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river, about southwest of the town of Prozor in the

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and its

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plant are operated by

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, public power utility company in

owned by

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: ''Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / ''Федерација Босне и Херцеговине'') is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities composing Bo ...

entity government.

Characteristics

The dam was constructed between 1964 and 1968 with the primary purpose of

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power production. It is tall and creates

Rama Lake Rama Lake can be: * Rama Lake (Pakistan) * Rama Lake (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Ramsko lake () is an artificial lake (reservoir), located in municipality of Prozor-Rama, in the vicinity of eponymous town, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lake is creat ...

. The dam's power station is located underground about to the southeast and discharges back into the Rama River. It contains two 80 MW

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-generators for an installed capacity of 160 MW. The difference in elevation between the reservoir and power station afford a

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(water drop) of .Rama - brošura (2014)
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History

The power station ceased operations between 1993 and 1996 due to the

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References

External links

Hydroelectric power plant Rama construction
documentary film by Hajrudin Krvavac ''(YouTube)''
Rama valley before flooding
documentary film TVSA ''(YouTube)''
Rama valley before and after flooding
reportage by Hayat TV ''(YouTube)'' {{GeoGroupTemplate Dams in Bosnia and Herzegovina Concrete-face rock-fill dams Dams completed in 1968 Prozor-Rama Hydroelectric power stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Energy infrastructure completed in 1968 1968 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina Underground hydroelectric power stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina Hydroelectric power stations in the Neretva basin