Tismana Hydroelectric Power Station

Motru Dam
Location Romania
Coordinates 45°2′39.84″N 22°56′51″E / 45.0444000°N 22.94750°E / 45.0444000; 22.94750Coordinates: 45°2′39.84″N 22°56′51″E / 45.0444000°N 22.94750°E / 45.0444000; 22.94750
Opening date 1982
Dam and spillways
Impounds Motru River
Height 48 m (157 ft)
Length 370 m (1,210 ft)[1]
Reservoir
Creates Motru Lake
Total capacity 4,800,000 m3 (170,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area 79 km2 (31 sq mi)
Surface area 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Power station
Installed capacity 106 MW<
Annual generation 262 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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