2. HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL IN
ROMANIA
The installed capacity of hydropower is 6,715
MW, representing a third of Romania’s total installed
electricity generating capacity. The country’s hydropower
potential is extremely large, with an estimated additional
potential of over 9 GW. Lack of funding is the greatest
barrier to increasing current capacity.
The total theoretical hydroelectric potential
of Romania, given optimum technological conditions--
has been calculated at some 70 billion kilowatt-hours in
an average year.
Geographically, the hydroelectric reserves
of Romania are concentrated along the Danube and in
the valleys of rivers emerging from the mountain core of
the country. Other hydrographic resources include the
more than 2,500 lakes, ranging from the glacial lakes of
the mountains to those of the plains.
4. HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL IN
ROMANIA
767
hydroelectr
ic power
plants in
Romania
Romania has a total of at least 767
hydroelectric power plants. A majority, 621, of
these plants are small hydroelectric plants, with
less than 10 MW of capacity.
The small hydroelectric plants in Romania have
a total capacity of 1,125 MW.
The large plants have a capacity of
approximately 5,550 MW.
Hydroelectric plants in Romania produce about
6.28 billion kW of electricity each year .
Is estimated the increase of the country
hydropower potential usage by building new
production capacities, from about 50% in 2005
to about 70% at year 2025
5. The largest Hydroelectric Power Station in
Romania
Iron Gate I
Hydroelectr
ic Power
Station
Romania co-ownes the Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station on
the Danube River located on the border between Romania
and Serbia, which is one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in
Europe with an installed generation capacity of 2,216 MW by 6
generating units of 175 MW each on the Serbian side and 6
generating units of 194.4 MW on the Romanian side.
6. Hydroelectric Power Station on
Danube
In 1984 the
Iron Gate II
Dam was
opened,
along with
two
hydroelectri
c power
stations
and two
sluices.
The two countries also jointly operate the Iron Gate II
Hydroelectric Power Station with an installed generation
capacity of 537 MW by 8 generating units of 27 MW on
the Serbian side and 10 generating units of 32 MW on the
Romanian side.
7. The largest hydropower plant on the inner
rivers of Romania
The largest hydropower plant on the inner rivers of Romania is the
Lotru-Ciunget Hydroelectric Power Station with an installed
generation capacity of 510 MW but this power plant will be
surpassed by the Tarniţa – Lăpuşteşti Hydroelectric Power Station
which at completion in 2014 will have an installed generation
capacity of 1,000 MW.
Tarniţa – Lăpuşteşti Power Station
Lotru-Ciunget Power
Station
