RIUL MARE RETEZAT
Sector: Road • Location: Romania
Source: World Bank Group
The Riul Mare Retreat Hydropwer Project's main components include construction of: (a) a reservoir to be formed by a 173 m high clay cored rock-fill dam across the valley of the Riul Mare river with 25 secondary intakes and an 18.4 km long pressure tunnel to convey the water to the power stations; (b) a two unit underground power plant of 335 MW (Retezat) and a 14 MW above ground powerhouse (Clopo
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Road, Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Tunnel, Government, Hydro
- Location
- Romania
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | The Riul Mare Retreat Hydropwer Project's main components include construction of: (a) a reservoir to be formed by a 173 m high clay cored rock-fill dam across the valley of the Riul Mare river with 25 secondary intakes and an 18.4 km long pressure tunnel to convey the water to the power stations; (b) a two unit underground power plant of 335 MW (Retezat) and a 14 MW above ground powerhouse (Clopotiva) downstream of Retezat power station with the existing system; (d) roads required for the execution of the project which will later serve general communication purposes. |
Original sector | (Historic)Electric Power & Other Energy |
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Country | Romania |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Road, Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Tunnel, Government, Hydro |
Article published date | 2025-12-17 |
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