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 .
5-636: Iron Gate Dam may refer to: Iron Gate I Dam , on the Danube River between Romania and Serbia Iron Gate II Dam , on the Danube River between Romania and Serbia Iron Gate III Dam , a proposed power station Iron Gate Dam (California) , a former dam on the Klamath River in the United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-471: The power station produces approximately 5.24 TWh annually, while the Serbian side of the power station produces 5.65 TWh . 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
15-559: 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 1,165.8 MW 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; till March 2016 were modernised units 4 to 6 . Modernisation
20-481: The title Iron Gate Dam . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iron_Gate_Dam&oldid=1252553910 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Iron Gate I Dam The Romanian side of
25-423: The world with twelve Kaplan turbines generating 2,052 MW , divided equally between the two countries at 1,026 MW each. The small inhabited island of Ada Kaleh was submerged during the construction. 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
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