Bicaz-Stejaru Hydro Power Plant
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Bicaz-Stejaru Hydro Power Plant is a large power plant on the Bistriţa River
river situated in Romania
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The project was started and finished in the 1950s and it was made up by the construction of a reinforced concrete
dam
127 m high, which formes the Izvorul Muntelui Lake. The dam was equipped with three hydrounits, the hydropower
plant having an installed capacity of 210 MW.
The power plant generates 500 GWh of electricity per year.
Bistrita River
Bistriţa River may refer to four rivers in Romania:*Bistriţa River *Bistriţa River *Bistriţa River *Bistriţa River...
river situated in 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...
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The project was started and finished in the 1950s and it was made up by the construction of a reinforced concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
dam
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...
127 m high, which formes the Izvorul Muntelui Lake. The dam was equipped with three hydrounits, the hydropower
Hydropower
Hydropower, hydraulic power, hydrokinetic power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of falling water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as...
plant having an installed capacity of 210 MW.
The power plant generates 500 GWh of electricity per year.
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