Construction began 1950 Impounds Bistriţa River Width (base) 119 m (390 ft) Height 127 m | Opening date 1960 Length 435 m (1,427 ft) Address Romania Opened 1960 | |
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Location Bicaz, Neamţ County
Romania Similar Ișalnița Power Station, Brazi Power Station, Arad Power Station, Fântânele Power Station, Grozăvești Power Station | ||
Bicaz-Stejaru Hydro Power Plant is a hydropower development on the Bistriţa 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 structure with a height of 127 m; it formed and holds 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 of electricity in the first 50 years since commissioning.