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BUK BIJELA POWER

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Yugoslavia, former

Source: World Bank Group

Project
Closed

The project would comprise construction of the Buk Bijela hydropower station on the Drina River consisting of a rockfill dam with clay core, spillways, intakes and pressure tunnels, a cavern-type power house with four 112.5-MW turbo-generators and accessory equipment and a switchyard. A compensating reservoir with a concrete dam would be constructed about 10 km downstream to regulate discharge wat

Status
Closed
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Hydro, Cement, Raw Materials, Government
Location
Macedonia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “BUK BIJELA POWER” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Yugoslavia, former. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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2026-07-22

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The project would comprise construction of the Buk Bijela hydropower station on the Drina River consisting of a rockfill dam with clay core, spillways, intakes and pressure tunnels, a cavern-type power house with four 112.5-MW turbo-generators and accessory equipment and a switchyard. A compensating reservoir with a concrete dam would be constructed about 10 km downstream to regulate discharge waters. Consulting services would be provided for assistance with administration, accounting and training, and for special engineering studies, if needed.

Original sector

(Historic)Electric Power & Other Energy

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Macedonia

Source

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World Bank Group

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Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Hydro, Cement, Raw Materials, Government

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2025-12-17

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