Tismana Hydroelectric Power Station

Dam in Romania

45°2′39.84″N 22°56′51″E / 45.0444000°N 22.94750°E / 45.0444000; 22.94750Opening date1982Dam and spillwaysImpoundsMotru RiverHeight48 m (157 ft)Length370 m (1,210 ft)^[1]ReservoirCreatesMotru LakeTotal capacity4,800,000 m³ (170,000,000 cu ft)Catchment area79 km² (31 sq mi)Surface area0.37 km² (0.14 sq mi)Power StationInstalled capacity106 MW<Annual generation262 GWh

Tismana Hydro Power Plant is a large power plant on the Motru River situated in Romania.

The project was started in 1979 and finished in 1982 and it was made up by the construction of an arched concrete dam 48 m high which was equipped with two vertical turbines, the hydropower plant having an installed capacity of 106 MW.

The power plant generates 262 GWh of electricity per year.

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High capacity power stations in Romania

(more than 100 MW installed capacity)

Thermal

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