Hidroelectrica inaugurated the Microcentrala (MHC) Poiana Ruscă

Hidroelectrica inaugurated the Microcentrala (MHC) Poiana Ruscă objective, thus marking the completion of the first investment project realized with external financing. Local authorities, as well as partners involved in the project, participated in the event.

The investment in MHC Poiana Ruscă, worth 5.79 million lei, of which 2.3 million (462,000 EUR) were financed by the EEA & Norway Grants – Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, is the first Hidroelectrica project to benefit of the financial mechanism available for 2014-2021, within the “Romanian Energy Program”.

The project aims to achieve a new installed capacity of 0.2 MW, which generates 1.5 GWh/year of green electricity with zero CO2 emissions. Electricity is produced by using the servitude flow imposed downstream by the Poiana Ruscă dam in a new automated micro-hydro power plant, connected to the grid. 

The reception for the completion of the construction and installation works related to the MHC Poiana Ruscă objective took place on June 19, 2024, marking an important step towards commissioning and the official inauguration. The project was realized with the contribution of the two partners, Uzinsider General Contractor S.A. and the equipment manufacturer WWS Wasserkraft GmbH, according to the contract signed on January 26, 2023. Also, on August 10, 2023, the connection contract to the National Energy System was signed with Comranado SRL.