Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station

Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station

Location	Gogoşu, Mehedinţi County, Romania Mihajlovac, Bor District, Serbia
Coordinates	44°18′16″N 22°33′54″E / 44.30444°N 22.56500°E / 44.30444; 22.56500Coordinates: 44°18′16″N 22°33′54″E / 44.30444°N 22.56500°E / 44.30444; 22.56500
Construction began	1977
Opening date	1984
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Danube River
Height	35 m (115 ft)
Length	412 m (1,352 ft)^[1]
Reservoir
Creates	Iron Gates II Reservoir
Total capacity	0.6 km³ (0.14 cu mi)
Catchment area	579,200 km² (223,600 sq mi)
Surface area	52 km² (20 sq mi)
Power station
Turbines	Romania: 10 × 32 MW Serbia: 10 × 27 MW
Installed capacity	Romania: 321 MW Serbia: 270 MW
Annual generation	Romania: 1.3 TWh Serbia: 1.31 TWh

The Iron Gate II (Romanian: Porţile de Fier II, Serbian: Ђердап II, Đerdap II) is a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia.

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 432 MW, divided equally between the two countries at 216 MW 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 27 MW to 32 MW thus having an installed capacity of 321 MW. The Romanian side of the power station produces approximately 1.3 TWh per annum.

The Serbian part of the power station currently has 10 units with a nominal capacity of 27 MW each and a total power generation capacity of 270 MW.^[2] The Serbian side of the power station produces approximately 1.31 TWh per annum. At the celebration ceremony for the 27 years since the power station's deployment it was announced that production in 2011 reached 1.46 TWh despite bad weather conditions.^[3]

Current total power generation capacity of the power station is 591 MW.

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Description (Romanian)
The history of Iron Gate II (Romanian)

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High Capacity Power stations in Romania

(more than 100 MW installed capacity)

Thermal	Turceni - 1,650 MW Rovinari - 1,320 MW Mintia-Deva - 1,285 MW Crivina - 990 MW Brazi - 950 MW Petrom Brazi - 860 MW Luduș-Iernut - 800 MW Sărdănești - 700 MW Borzești - 655 MW Brăila - 646 MW Ișalnița - 630 MW Bucharest South - 550 MW Galați - 535 MW Doicești - 320 MW Bucharest West - 310 MW Craiova II - 300 MW Paroșeni - 300 MW Alum Tulcea - 250 MW Borzești II - 250 MW Fântânele - 250 MW Halânga - 247 MW Buzău - 207 MW Oradea - 205 MW Govora - 200 MW Progresu - 200 MW Brazi II - 150 MW Giurgiu - 150 MW Iaşi I - 150 MW Pitești Sud - 136 MW Arad - 112 MW Brașov - 100 MW Grozăvești - 100 MW Iaşi II - 100 MW Holboca - 100 MW Palas - 100 MW Suceava - 100 MW

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

Wind farms	Sinus Holding - 700 MW Fântânele-Cogealac - 600 MW Blackstone - 500 MW Deleni - 500 MW Eolica Cogealac - 448 MW Mărişelu - 300 MW Eolica Sǎcele - 252 MW Eolica Casimcea - 244 MW Văcăreni - 240 MW Verbund Casimcea - 225 MW Green Energy - 200 MW Pechea - 150 MW Sabloal Valea Dacilor - 147 MW EDP Cernavodă - 138 MW Eolica Beidaud - 128 MW Eolica Baia - 126 MW Eolica Sarichioi - 102 MW Gheorgheni - 100 MW

Hydroelectric dams on the Danube

Beuron
Rechtenstein
Alfredstal
Öpfingen
Ersingen
Donaustetten
Wiblingen
Böfinger Halde
Oberelchingen
Leipheim
Günzburg
Offingen
Grundelfingen
Faimingen
Dillingen
Höchstädt
Schwenningen
Donauwörth
Bertoldsheim
Bittenbrunn
Bergheim
Ingolstadt
Vohburg
Bad Abbach I
Bad Abbach II
Regensburg
Geisling
Straubing
Kachlet
Jochenstein
Aschach
Ottensheim-Wilhering
Abwinden-Asten
Wallsee-Mitterkirchen
Ybbs-Persenbeug
Melk
Altenwörth
Greifenstein
Nussdorf
Freudenau
Gabčíkovo–Nagymaros
Iron Gate I
Iron Gate II

Bridges/Dams of the Danube

Upstream
Trajan's Bridge

Iron Gate II
Ostrovul Mare Bridge

Downstream
New Europe Bridge

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Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station

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