"Blagoevgradska Bistritsa" hydro cascade consists of 8 small HPPs, with an installed total capacity of 6,375 kW, built on the drinking water pipeline of Blagoevgrad, on the "Blagoevgradska Bistritsa" River and put into operation in 2012.
The specification of each station is:
SHPP | Output (kW) | Rated Net Head (m) | Rated Discharge for SHPP (m3/sec) |
BB-1 | 1090 | 94 | 1.450 |
BB-2 | 1385 | 119 | 1.450 |
BB-3 | 1000 | 86 | 1.450 |
BB-4 | 600 | 107 | 0.600 |
BB-5 | 580 | 103 | 0.600 |
BB-6 | 645 | 89 | 0.600 |
BB-7 | 540 | 75 | 0.900 |
BB-8 | 535 | 74 | 0.900 |