Raul Mare Retezat is a 349MW hydro power project. It is located on Raul Mare river/basin in Hunedoara, Romania. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1977 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1978.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 349 | 349 | – | Active | Hunedoara, Romania |
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Description
The project is currently owned by S.C. Hidroelectrica.
Raul Mare Retezat is a reservoir based project. The gross head of the project is 582.5m. The project generated 629.5 GWh of electricity.
The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 1977 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1978.
Contractors Involved
Romelectro was selected to render EPC services for the hydro power project.
UCM Resita was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of francis turbines, each with 170.5MW nameplate capacity.
Hydro Engineering supplied 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 186 MVA.
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