Bicaz-Stejaru Hydroelectric Power Station

Izvorul Muntelui (Bicaz) Dam
Izvorul Muntelui Dam
Location	Bicaz, Neamţ County Romania
Coordinates	46°56′17.92″N 26°6′11.41″E / 46.9383111°N 26.1031694°E / 46.9383111; 26.1031694Coordinates: 46°56′17.92″N 26°6′11.41″E / 46.9383111°N 26.1031694°E / 46.9383111; 26.1031694
Construction began	1950
Opening date	1960
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Bistriţa River
Height	127 m (417 ft)
Length	435 m (1,427 ft)^[1]
Width (base)	119 m (390 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Izvorul Muntelui Lake
Total capacity	1.23 km³ (0.30 cu mi)
Catchment area	4,025 km² (1,554 sq mi)
Surface area	310 km² (120 sq mi)
Power station
Installed capacity	210 MW
Annual generation	500 GWh

Bicaz-Stejaru Hydro Power Plant is a hydropower development on the Bistriţa River 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 127 m; it formed and holds 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.

References

↑ "Bicaz hydropower development –"Dimitrie Leonida" (Stejaru) hydropower plant". Hidroelectrica. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

External links

Description at the official Hidroelectrica website

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(more than 100 MW installed capacity)

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Hydroelectric	Iron Gate I - 2,192 MW Tarniţa - Lăpuşteşti - 1,000 MW Iron Gate II - 591 MW Lotru-Ciunget - 510 MW Râul Mare - 335 MW Mărişelu - 221 MW Vidraru - 220 MW Bicaz-Stejaru - 210 MW Ruieni - 153 MW Nehoiaşu - 152 MW Oaşa - 150 MW Şugag - 150 MW Remeți - 146 MW Brădişor - 115 MW Tismana - 106 MW

Nuclear	Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant - 1,400 MW

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Bicaz-Stejaru Hydroelectric Power Station

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