Hidroelectrica puts hydro unit 5 at Portile de Fier back into operation

Hidroelectrica completed the part of preparation and tests for hydroelectric unit number 5 from the Portile de Fier I Hidroelectric Power Plant and put the technical objective back into operation.

On February 1, the Portile de Fier Hydropower Plant was affected by a fire at the transformer related to the mentioned hydro unit. The quick reaction of the Hidroelectrica employees, as well as the efficiency of the fire brigades allowed the fire to be extinguished in record time.

“We are pleased to announce that hydro unit 5 from Portile de Fier has successfully passed all stages of tests, and today we have resumed operation of this unit. The hydro aggregate is currently operating at reduced power, but it is on a schedule of gradual increase in work intensity. This success would not have been possible without the commitment and constant effort of our team, who worked tirelessly to restore normal operating conditions and availability. We are talking about difficult and highly responsible works and I would like to take this opportunity to especially thank the management of the Portile de Fier branch and the Hidroserv specialists for their involvement and for the record time in which they put HA5 back into operation”, said Karoly Borbely, general manager of Hidroelectrica.

The company reaffirms its commitment to safety priorities and continues to invest in state-of-the-art technologies to ensure sustainable and reliable energy production.

Hidroelectrica is the largest producer of green energy in Romania and provides essential technological services for the National Energy System. The company, crucial for a strategic sector with implications for national security, operates 187 plants with a hydropower capacity of 6.3 GW and, in addition, owns a wind farm in Crucea, with an installed capacity of 108 MW.