Romanian Iron Gates I harbour lock to be no longer operational
Thursday, May 31, 2007
The Romanian harbour lock of the Portile de Fier (Iron Gates) I hydropower plant located at km 942-950 of the Danube River (south-west of Bucharest) will be withdrawn from exploitation on June 1, 2007.This, because of the start of the rehabilitation works of the plant's equipment and installations that are physically worn out after unceasing work and they must be replaced by last generation equipment, technical manager of Portile de Fier ‘s branch of Hidroelectrica SA Dragos Novac told ...