The value of the contract amounts to EUR97.5 million (not including VAT) and works will be carried out by SOCIETATEA DE SERVICII HIDROENERGETICE HIDROSERV SA, Hidroelectrica subsidiary, with the following subcontractors: ELECTROMONTATATAJ CARPAȚI S.A., UZINA DE CONSTRUCȚII MAȘINI HIDROENERGETICE, GENERAL DESIGN TECH S.R.L., COMPANIA DE CONSULTANȚĂ ÎN ENERGIE ȘI MEDIU S.A., HYDRO PROIECT INVEST S.R.L., ELECTROMONTAJ S.A., NIBACO S.R.L. and ICPE ACTEL S.A.
The investment is entirely financed from Hidroelectrica own funds and the contract was awarded via open tender.
The completion period is 66 months.
The purpose of the investment is to complete the works for the refurbishment of type I (HA1÷4) hydro-aggregates in the power plant and the general installations of the power plant, to carry out the commissioning acceptance, to amortize the invested funds and to secure the installations of the Dimitrie Leonida – Stejaru hydroelectric power plant.
The objectives of this project consist in the completion of the refurbishment works on hydro-aggregates 1-4 and on all the installations in the plant, which will lead to the increase of productivity and operational safety of the Stejaru HPP.
Stejaru power plant, with an installed capacity of 210 MW and an average project energy of 434.5 GWh/year, is part of the hydropower scheme of the Bistrița river, located on the middle course of the river, downstream of the Izvorul Muntelui storage, which is the water source of the power plant and is equipped with: two “type G II” hydro-generators, each of 60.14 MVA and four “type G I” hydro-generators, each of 29.92 MVA.
Hidroelectrica operates 188 power plants with a hydropower capacity of 6.4 GW and owns a wind farm in Crucea with an installed capacity of 108 MW.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)