Hidroelectrica to modernize the Gogosu dam following 41.5 million RON investment

Hidroelectrica signed today, June 30, the contract for “modernization of the electrical installations related to the hydromechanical equipment and hydraulic actuation installation related to the Gogosu overflow dam”. The public procurement procedure (open tender) was won by the association between DSD NOELL GmbH and Electromontaj SA, and the value of the works to be performed amounts to 41.5 million RON.

The works involve the provision of design services, replacement of hydromechanical drive installations, modernization of electrical equipment, implementation of automation systems and their integration in SCADA, construction, etc. Also, the services that are the object of the modernization contract involve project management activities consisting in coordinating the works, services, procurement / manufacturing / procurement activities, delivery, testing, verification, commissioning in order to carry out a refurbishment / modernization project “turnkey” ”, With the observance of all the requirements of quality, health and safety at work and the protection of the environment deriving from the national and European Union requirements.

“The hydraulic installations for operating the dams that equip the Gogosu overflow dam, as well as the electrical and automation installation have exceeded the normal service life, these equipments being in operation for more than 30 years. The works contracted today come to solve the problem of physical and moral wear and tear, to restore maximum conditions of accuracy in use and, in addition, to align the equipment with modern automation and safety rigors,” said Bogdan Badea, President of Hidroelectrica. We want to accelerate the modernization process for all Hidroelectrica objectives, and we act firmly in this direction.

The Gogosu overflow dam is part of the Iron Gates II Hydropower and Navigation System, located in the southwest of the country, at 875 km from the Danube spill into the Black Sea. It is located on the second retention front, next to the additional power plant. Romanian and non-spill dams that close the retention front on the secondary arm “Dunărea Mică” or “Gogosu”.