Spilje Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia is a 84 MW hydro power plant in Debar, Macedonia. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 84k homes (estimated). It ranks #5 of 12 Macedonia power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 19.9% of Macedonia's electricity; the national grid averages 441 gCO₂/kWh (47.2% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0042703.
Data status
Known data
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Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000602879; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 84 MW, Spilje Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia is well above the median hydro plant in Macedonia (42 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Macedonia hydro capacity
- 14.9% of 563 MW across 10 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Macedonia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 47% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 78/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #3 largest hydro power plant of 10 in Macedonia by capacity.
Macedonia has 10 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 563 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Globocica (Crn Drim) Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia · Hydro · 42 MW · Struga
- Vrben Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia · Hydro · 12.8 MW · Gostivar
- Vrutok Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia · Hydro · 150 MW · Gostivar
- Oslomej power station · Coal · 254.5 MW · North Macedonia
- Oslomej Coal Power Plant Macedonia · Coal · 125 MW · Kicevo
- Raven Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia · Hydro · 19.2 MW · Gostivar
Location
Coordinates 41.4936, 20.5054 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Spilje Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia?
Spilje Hydroelectric Power Plant Macedonia is a 84 MW hydro power plant in Debar, Macedonia.