Assessment of Pumped Storage Plants in Romania

European statistics (EUROSTAT) showed that, until some years ago, Romania has been considered a country without pumped storage plants (PSPs). Currently, Romania appears to have a total capacity of 91.5 MW, installed in five pumped storage plants operated by Hidroelectrica within their hydropower dev...

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Published in:Energy procedia 2017-03, Vol.112, p.473-480
Main Authors: Popa, Florica, Popa, Bogdan, Popescu, Cătălin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
hydropower in Romania
PSP
pumped storage
renewable energy
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Summary:European statistics (EUROSTAT) showed that, until some years ago, Romania has been considered a country without pumped storage plants (PSPs). Currently, Romania appears to have a total capacity of 91.5 MW, installed in five pumped storage plants operated by Hidroelectrica within their hydropower developments portfolio. The paper presents the hydropower developments of PSPs type in Romania; and an evaluation of their electricity production with emphasis on the renewable component, as well.
ISSN:1876-6102
1876-6102
DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1122