Portile- de-Fier hydro-power station putting out less electricity day by day
Thursday, January 25, 2007
The electricity produced by the Portile-de-Fier (the Iron Gates) hydro-power station (located on the River Danube, southwestern Romania) is diminishing day by day, directly proportionate to the Danube’s flow, SN Hidroelectrica general manager Traian Oprea told Rompres.Dry weather made daily water flows less and less and may lead to a fall in the river basins’ snow reserve, which is the reservoirs’ main water source. Hydro-power stations will be affected, namely the energy production ...