The Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station (Romanian: Porțile de Fier I, Serbian: Ђердап I/Đerdap I) is the largest dam on the Danube river and one of the largest hydro power plants in Europe. It is located on the Iron Gate gorge, between Romania and Serbia.
The Romanian side of the power station produces approximately 5.24 TWh annually, while the Serbian side of the power station produces 5.65 TWh.[2] The discrepancy in power output between the two halves is due to the generating equipment. While Romania's equipment is newer and thus more efficient (thereby generating more power), it is proving more unreliable; resulting in increased downtime for maintenance/repairs, and consequently lower annual power output overall.[3]
The project started in 1964 as a joint-venture between the governments of Romania and Yugoslavia for the construction of a major dam on the Danube River which would serve both countries. At the time of completion in 1972, it was the 10th largest hydroelectric power stations in the world with twelve Kaplan turbines generating 2,052 MW, divided equally between the two countries at 1,026 MW each.[2]
The small inhabited island of Ada Kaleh was submerged during the construction.
Modernization
As the original turbines' 30 years lifespan came to an end, in 1998 the Romanian half of the dam started a program of modernization. As part of this program, the first of the turbines was stopped in 1999. By 2007 the program was completed and the Romanian half of the dam's operations were back to full capacity. The nominal capacity of each of the six units was increased from 171 MW to 194.3 MW, thus giving an installed capacity of 1,166 MW[4] and increasing the entire power generation capacity of the dam to 2,192 MW at the time. On the Serbian part of the dam, modernization started in July 2008;[5] so far Units 4 to 6.[6] The units are being[needs update] upgraded with the help of Russian company Power Machines from Saint Petersburg, as well as their subcontractors with the participation of eleven domestic companies.
In addition to the upgrades, the Serbian side is planning on building a new, smaller power station, called Iron Gate III (Serbian: Ђердап III/Đerdap III).[7]
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Description (in Romanian)
April 30, 2023
iron, gate, hydroelectric, power, station, romanian, porțile, fier, serbian, Ђердап, Đerdap, largest, danube, river, largest, hydro, power, plants, europe, located, iron, gate, gorge, between, romania, serbia, iron, gates, seen, from, kladovolocation, serbiash. The Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station Romanian Porțile de Fier I Serbian Ђerdap I Đerdap I is the largest dam on the Danube river and one of the largest hydro power plants in Europe It is located on the Iron Gate gorge between Romania and Serbia Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power StationIron Gates seen from KladovoLocation of Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station in SerbiaShow map of SerbiaIron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station Romania Show map of RomaniaLocationIron GateSerbiaRomaniaCoordinates44 40 15 N 22 31 45 E 44 67083 N 22 52917 E 44 67083 22 52917 Coordinates 44 40 15 N 22 31 45 E 44 67083 N 22 52917 E 44 67083 22 52917Construction began7 September 1964Opening date16 May 1972 1972 05 16 Dam and spillwaysImpoundsDanube RiverHeight60 m 200 ft Length1 278 m 4 193 ft 1 ReservoirCreatesIron Gate I ReservoirTotal capacity2 1 km3 0 50 cu mi Catchment area577 250 km2 222 880 sq mi Surface area104 41 km2 40 31 sq mi Power StationTurbinesRomania 6 194 3 MWSerbia 3 171 MW 3 201 MWInstalled capacity2 281 8 MWAnnual generationRomania 5 24 TWhSerbia 5 65 TWhThe Romanian side of the power station produces approximately 5 24 TWh annually while the Serbian side of the power station produces 5 65 TWh 2 The discrepancy in power output between the two halves is due to the generating equipment While Romania s equipment is newer and thus more efficient thereby generating more power it is proving more unreliable resulting in increased downtime for maintenance repairs and consequently lower annual power output overall 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 Modernization 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe project started in 1964 as a joint venture between the governments of Romania and Yugoslavia for the construction of a major dam on the Danube River which would serve both countries At the time of completion in 1972 it was the 10th largest hydroelectric power stations in the world with twelve Kaplan turbines generating 2 052 MW divided equally between the two countries at 1 026 MW each 2 The small inhabited island of Ada Kaleh was submerged during the construction Modernization Edit As the original turbines 30 years lifespan came to an end in 1998 the Romanian half of the dam started a program of modernization As part of this program the first of the turbines was stopped in 1999 By 2007 the program was completed and the Romanian half of the dam s operations were back to full capacity The nominal capacity of each of the six units was increased from 171 MW to 194 3 MW thus giving an installed capacity of 1 166 MW 4 and increasing the entire power generation capacity of the dam to 2 192 MW at the time On the Serbian part of the dam modernization started in July 2008 5 so far Units 4 to 6 6 The units are being needs update upgraded with the help of Russian company Power Machines from Saint Petersburg as well as their subcontractors with the participation of eleven domestic companies In addition to the upgrades the Serbian side is planning on building a new smaller power station called Iron Gate III Serbian Ђerdap III Đerdap III 7 See also Edit Romania portal Serbia portal Water portal Renewable energy portal Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station List of conventional hydroelectric power stations List of power stations in Romania List of power stations in Serbia Energy in Romania Energy in SerbiaReferences Edit Specifications a b HE Djerdap in Serbian Archived 2009 08 13 at the Wayback Machine Politika Đerdap jos ceka majstore in Serbian Hidroelectrica Archived from the original on 2012 11 22 Retrieved 2012 09 01 HE Ђerdap Tehnichki info Revitalizaciјa Archived from the original on 2009 06 27 Retrieved 2009 03 26 Đerdap Pocela treca faza revitalizacije Archived from the original on 2016 09 14 Retrieved 2014 02 09 HE Đerdap Razvoj Archived from the original on 2009 10 06 Retrieved 2009 03 26 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iron Gate I hydroelectric power station Description in Romanian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station amp oldid 1137939660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
