Bicaz-Stejaru Hydroelectric Power Station Explained

Izvorul Muntelui (Bicaz) Dam
Dam Crosses:Bistrița River
Location:Bicaz, Neamț County, Romania
Dam Length:435m (1,427feet)[1]
Dam Height:127m (417feet)
Dam Width Base:119m (390feet)
Construction Began:1950
Opening:1960
Res Name:Izvorul Muntelui Lake
Res Capacity Total:1.23km3
Res Catchment:4025km2
Res Surface:310km2
Plant Capacity:210 MW
Plant Annual Gen:500 GWh
Coordinates:46.9383°N 26.1032°W

Dimitrie Leonida (Stejaru) Hydro Power Plant is a hydropower development on the Bistrița River, near Bicaz, Romania.

The project was started and finished in the 1950s. It consists of a dam, a reservoir, and a hydro power plant.

The dam is a reinforced concrete structure with a height of . It formed and holds the Bicaz Lake reservoir, also known as Mountain Spring Lake ("Lacul Izvorul Muntelui").

The reservoir is the largest artificial lake in Romania; it manages river levels downstream, provides fishing, attracts tourism, fuels the power plant, and controls flooding.

The Oak Hydro-power plant ("Hidrocentrala Stejaru") is equipped with six turbines (four-27.5 MW and two-50 MW turbines) for a total installed capacity of 210 MW. The plant generates an average of 500 GWh of electricity per year, at a capacity factor of 30%; it has produced over 20 billion MWh of electricity in the first 50 years since commissioning.

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  1. Web site: Bicaz hydropower development –"Dimitrie Leonida" (Stejaru) hydropower plant. Hidroelectrica. 19 April 2013. 5 July 2013. https://archive.today/20130705233903/http://hidroelectrica.ro/Details.aspx?page=117. dead.