Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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Location | Gogoșu, Mehedinți County, Romania Mihajlovac, Bor District, Serbia |
Coordinates | 44°18′16″N 22°33′54″E / 44.30444°N 22.56500°E |
Construction began | 3 December 1977 |
Opening date | 12 April 1985 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Danube River |
Height | 35 m (115 ft) |
Length | 412 m (1,352 ft)[1] |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Iron Gates II Reservoir |
Total capacity | 0.6 km3 (0.14 cu mi) |
Catchment area | 579,200 km2 (223,600 sq mi) |
Surface area | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Turbines | Romania: 10 × 32 MW Serbia: 10 × 27 MW |
Installed capacity | Romania: 321 MW Serbia: 270 MW |
Annual generation | Romania: 1.3 TWh Serbia: 1.31 TWh |
The Iron Gate II (Romanian: Porțile de Fier II, Serbian: Ђердап II, romanized: Đerdap II) is a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia.