Country Romania Impounds Someșul Cald River Impound Someșul Cald | Status Under construction Construction began 15 June 2008 | |
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Location Lăpuștești, Râșca, Cluj County Construction cost Estimated €1.3 billion (US$1.5 billion) Similar Lotru‑Ciunget Hydroelectric Power St, Grozăvești Power Station, Fântânele Power Station, Arad Power Station, Brazi Power Station | ||
Tarnița - Lăpuștești Hydropower Plant is a large hydroelectric pumped-storage project on the Someșul Cald River in Cluj County, Romania. It will be the largest hydro-electric load balancing system in Romania. During the night, when the demand is low and electricity is cheap because of powerplants which generate electricity continuously, such as the Cernavodă nuclear power plant, it will use electricity to pump water up the hill, while during the day, it will use the hydro energy to generate electricity.
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- Map of TarniC89Ba LC483puC899teC899ti Hydroelectric Power Station Romania
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Map of Tarni%C8%9Ba - L%C4%83pu%C8%99te%C8%99ti Hydroelectric Power Station, Romania
LocationEdit
The Tarnița - Lăpuștești power station will be located 35 km from Cluj Napoca, on the left bank of the Someşul Cald River valley in the area of the existing Tarniţa accumulation and the Lăpuşteşti village (Râşca commune).
Power generationEdit
The power station will have four turbines, each capable of producing 250 megawatts, for a total of 1000 megawatts.
ScheduleEdit
Construction work did not start yet. The Romanian state is currently looking for investors. The strategic environmental assessment (SEA) procedure is at the beginning, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure did not start yet, as the project consultants admitted publicly on the 17.11.2010.