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Coordinates: 44°40′15″N 22°31′45″E / 44.67091°N 22.52926°E
Iron Gate I (Romanian: Porţile 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.
The project started in 1964 as a joint-venture of the Romanian/Yugoslavian governments for the construction of a major dam on the Danube which would serve both countries. At completion in 1972 it was one of the largest hydro plants in the world with 12 units generating 2,052 MW of electricity divided equally between the two countries: 1,026 MW to Romania and 1,026 MW to Yugoslavia (now Serbia).[1]
The Romanian part of the dam was modernized and the nominal capacity of the 6 units was increased from 175 MW to 194.4 MW thus giving an installed capacity of 1,166 MW [2] and increasing the entire power generation capacity of the dam to 2,192 MW. On the Serbian part of the dam, modernization is still in progress - so far unit 6 has been modernized, and revitalization of the remaining five is in the preparation phase.
The Romanian side of the power station produces around 5.4 TWh/year.
The Serbian side of the power station produces 5.65 TWh/year.[1]
The discrepancy in power output between the two halves is due to the generating equipment. While Romainia's equipment is newer and thus more efficient (thereby generating more power) it is proving more unreliable; resulting in increased downtime for maintenance/repairs, and consequently lower annual power output overall[citation needed].
The generation gear on the Serbian side is in the process of being upgraded[3] with the help of Russian company ОАО "Рязанский станкостроительный завод" (Ryazan Machine Tool Plant), as well as their subcontractors with the participation of 11 domestic companies. Modernisation started in July 2008 and is still in progress.[4]
In addition to the upgrades, the Serbian side is planning on building a new, smaller hydroplant, called Iron Gate III (Serbian: Ђердап III, Đerdap III)[5]
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- Description (Romanian)
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