Eminescu Dam
| Eminescu Dam Formerly A.T. Kovalev Dam | |
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| Location | Vâralt Mountains, Ardeal |
| Construction began | October 6th, 1963 |
| Opening date | October 6th, 1978 |
| Owner(s) | Republic of Ardeal |
| Operator(s) | Patrian Special Energy Comission |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch-gravity dam |
| Impounds | Râu drag |
| Height | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Length | 1,066 m (3,497 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Width (base) | 105.7 m (347 ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 13,600 m3/s (480,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Eminescu-Vâralt reservoir |
| Total capacity | 31.3 km3 (7.5 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 621 km2 (240 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 194 m (636 ft) |
| Turbines | 10 × 640 MW |
| Installed capacity | 6,400 MW |
| Annual generation | 23.5 TWh |
The Eminescu Dam (officially the Vâralt-Drag Hydroelectric Power Generation Facility #01 and formerly the A.T. Kovalev Dam) is a hydroelectric dam located in the Vâralt Mountains in the Republic of Ardeal. It is the largest hydroelectric power plant in central Omand and is responsible for providing between a third and half of all power to the nations of Ardeal, Oltenia and Wallachia. It is the 14th largest hydroelectric damn in Annwyn by average power generation. The damn was originally constructed by the State Committee of Construction of the Soviet Order and operated by the Soviet Ministry of Energy before being turned over to the Republic of Ardeal in 1987. Following the 2013 Eminescu Dam Crisis the Patrian Special Energy Comission took over operation of the plant.