Eminescu Dam

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Eminescu Dam
Formerly A.T. Kovalev Dam
Саяно-Шушенская ГЭС.jpg
LocationVâralt Mountains, Ardeal
Construction beganOctober 6th, 1963
Opening dateOctober 6th, 1978
Owner(s)Republic of Ardeal
Operator(s)Patrian Special Energy Comission
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch-gravity dam
ImpoundsRâu drag
Height242 m (794 ft)
Length1,066 m (3,497 ft)
Width (crest)25 m (82 ft)
Width (base)105.7 m (347 ft)
Spillway capacity13,600 m3/s (480,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesEminescu-Vâralt reservoir
Total capacity31.3 km3 (7.5 cu mi)
Surface area621 km2 (240 sq mi)
Power Station
TypeConventional
Hydraulic head194 m (636 ft)
Turbines10 × 640 MW
Installed capacity6,400 MW
Annual generation23.5 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.

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