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.