Iron Gate II Hydro Power Plant
Encyclopedia
The Iron Gate 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 per unit, divided equally between the two countries at each.
The Romania
n 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 Serbia
n part of the power station currently have 10 units with nominal capacity of each and entire power generation capacity of .
Current entire power generation capacity of the power station is .
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
on the Danube River, between Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and Serbia.
The project started in 1977 as a joint-venture between the governments of Romania
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
and Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
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 per unit, divided equally between the two countries at each.
The Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n 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
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
produces approximately per annum.
The Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n part of the power station currently have 10 units with nominal capacity of each and entire power generation capacity of .
Current entire power generation capacity of the power station is .
See also
- Ostrovul Mare BridgeOstrovul Mare BridgeThe Ostrovul Mare Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Gogoşu branch of the Danube, close to the Iron Gate II Hydro Power Plant and part of the Iron Gate II border crossing point between Romania and Serbia....
- Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station
- List of power stations in Romania
- Energy in Romania