[1] The projected site is located within the Mavrovo National Park where there is strong opposition to any unnecessary interference with the natural landscape and ecosystem.
It is intended to be located 100km southwest of Skopje, North Macedonia, near to the country's western border with Albania, in the Mavrovo National Park area of the Korab mountain range.
Approximately 3.5km downhill from the dam, a small hydroelectric power plant will be constructed with an installed capacity of 5 megawatts (MW).
The preliminary design for this power plant envisions two Francis turbines, each with an installed capacity of 2.5 MW.
[4] According to PlantLife, this project would affect 17 threatened plant species, including the endemic fritillary Fritillaria, the macedonica and the Narthecium scardicum.