Dimitrie Leonida (Stejaru) Hydro Power Plant is a
hydropower development on the
Bistrița 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
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structure with a height of . It formed and holds the
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
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of electricity in the first 50 years since commissioning.
See also
*
Izvorul Muntelui Lake
References
External links
Descriptionat the official
Hidroelectrica website
Dams in Romania
Hydroelectric power stations in Romania
Dams completed in 1960
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