Mavrovo Hydropower System

The power plant system has a total water accumulation of 275,000,000 cubic metres (9.7×109 cu ft) and the capacity to produce 445 gigawatt-hours (1,600 TJ) of electricity annually.

Access roads of 167 kilometres (104 mi) were constructed along with the water supply structures to facilitate the maintenance of the system.

The system's operation commenced on 27 May 1957, when it was inaugurated by President Josip Broz-Tito during a large public gathering in the village of Vrutok.

In 2014, one of the most complex energy projects in the Republic of Macedonia was accomplished—the implementation of the second phase of revitalisation of the hydropower plants owned by AD ELEM.

On the night between 10 and 11 February 1956, snow avalanches engulfed barracks and houses in the Radika River valley, in the villages of Strežimir, Štirovica, and the area of Torbeški Most.

Over 100 workers who were involved in the construction of the Mavrovo Hydroelectric System, border guards, and local residents were buried in the barracks and houses.