Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station explained

Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station
Dam Crosses:Danube River
Location:Gogoșu, Mehedinți County,
Romania
Mihajlovac, Bor District,
Serbia
Dam Length:412m (1,352feet)[1]
Dam Height:35m (115feet)
Construction Began:3 December 1977
Opening:12 April 1985
Res Name:Iron Gates II Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:0.6km3
Res Catchment:579200km2
Res Surface:52km2
Plant Turbines:Romania

10 × 32 MW
Serbia: 10 × 27 MW

Plant Capacity:Romania

321 MW
Serbia: 270 MW

Plant Annual Gen:Romania

1.3 TWh
Serbia: 1.31 TWh

Location Map:Romania#Serbia
Coordinates:44.3044°N 22.565°W

The Iron Gate II (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Porțile de Fier II, Serbian: Ђердап II|translit=Đerdap II) is a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia.

Characteristics

The dam is built at the Danube's 853km (530miles).[2] The project started in 1977 as a joint-venture between the governments of Romania and Yugoslavia for the construction of large dam on the Danube River which would serve both countries. At the time of completion in 1984 the dam had 16 units generating a total of, divided equally between the two countries at each.

The Romanian part of the power station was modernised and another 2 units were installed; the nominal capacity of the 10 units was increased from to thus having an installed capacity of . The Romanian side of the power station produces approximately per annum.

The Serbian part of the power station currently has 10 units with a nominal capacity of each and a total power generation capacity of .[3] producing approximately per annum. At the celebration ceremony for the 27 years since the power station's deployment it was announced that production in 2011 reached despite bad weather conditions.[4] As of 2018 the Serbian side of the power plant is in the process of revitalization; when finished, the power of each aggregate will be lifted from 27 to 32 MW.[2]

Current total power generation capacity of the power station is .

In 2011, a border checkpoint between Serbia and Romania for cars and light cargo vehicles was open.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.baraje.ro/baraje/grepam/pf2.htm Specifications
  2. News: Slobodan T. Petrović . "Đerdap 2" najbliža veza sa Rumunijom . "Đerdap 2" closest link to Romania . . 25 . Serbian . 14 March 2018 .
  3. http://www.djerdap.rs/index.aspx?pageno=24&mId=179&mpId=69 HE Đerdap 2 Technical Features (in Serbian)
  4. https://archive.today/20130416111522/http://www.negotin.rs/article.php?lg=cp&id_article=3634 Municipality of Negotin: Iron Gate 2 Day