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The hydropower plant Ashta is the last in this a chain of hydropower plants along the river Drin, and located below Vau i Dejës, about 50 km from the outflow of river Drin in the Adriatic Sea.
The hydropower plant Ashta supplies electricity to more than 100,000 Albanian households, has created new jobs and has provided a positive impulse to the region and the country
Ashta guarantees the reliable supply of electricity of the Albanian electricity system and, reduces energy imports.
The Ashta hydropower plant applies innovative generation technologies: 45 matrix turbines are in use, which can efficiently generate electricity even at lower water levels. The matrix turbines were supplied by Andritz Hydro, an Austrian company.
The Ashta hydropower plant consists of two plants (Ashta 1 and Ashta 2), erected at a distance of five kilometres along the river Drin. The total capacity of both plants (Ashta 1 and Ashta 2) amounts to more than 50 megawatts; 242 million kilowatt hours are generated annually. At the end of the 35-year concession period, the HPP will be handed over to the Republic of Albania
The construction for the upper power plant started in the beginning of 2010; more than 200 million euros were invested. From 2013 onwards, the electricity generated is fed into the Albanian 110-kV grid.