Żar (mountain)

Żar is a mountain in the mountain range of Little Beskids in southern Poland, 761 m above the sea level.

Below the mountain is an artificial lake (the Międzybrodzkie lake) that was created by damming the Soła river. The elevation of the lake is 318 m above sea level.

Zar power plant
A 500 MW pumped-storage hydroelectricity power plant is located on the top of this mountain. The mountaintop reservoir is 650 m long, up to 250 m wide, and 28 m deep. It can contain 2310000 m3 of water. The elevation of the reservoir is about 750 m above sea level. The power plant was completed in 1979. The pumping time is about 5.5 hours, the power-generation time is about 4 h. The efficiency of the pumping-generation cycle is about 75%. The plant is opened to visitors.