The Lake, the dam, the company

The Lake Izvorul Muntelui, also known as Lake Bicaz, was created after the completion of a dam built on
the Bistria River has - on average - a length of 35 km, a perimeter of 71 km, a surface area of 32.6 km
and a maximum volume of 1,250 million cubic meters of water and is also - in size - the second artificial
lake in Romania and the third in height . The powerhouse has four large generating units. Each unit has
a capacity of 130000 kW. The dam is located a few kilometers north of the town of Bicaz. The general
direction of the lake is from northwest to southeast.The lake is a popular tourist destination in the
region, especially in summertime, when visitors can take the ferryboat from the Bicaz port for a short
trip on the lake, enjoying the magnificent view of Mount Ceahlu on the west shore.
The dam was built between 1950 and 1960 and was used to generate hydroelectricity at the Bicaz-
Stejaru hydro-plant until GEG S.A. bought it and upgrade it to a real hydroelectric plant.
GEG.S.A. is a private company with a enviromental vision

How it works
The dam stores lots of water behind it in the reservoir. Near the bottom of the dam wall there is the
water intake. Gravity causes it to fall through the penstock inside the dam. At the end of the penstock
there is a turbine propeller, which is turned by the moving water. The shaft from the turbine goes up
into the generator, which produces the power. Power lines are connected to the generator that carry
electricity to your home and mine. The water continues past the propeller through the tailrace into the
river past the dam.

In the picture above we can see the power plant layout:Auxiliary devices and balance of
plant;Transformer;Automation and protection; Generator; Turbines and MV/HV switchyard substation.

The staff
The company :
Board of Directors : Cirstica Adelin and Diaconescu Alexandru Razvan
Managing director : Dejanu Ioan
Secretary to MD : Luminita Anghel
Technical and envision board : Capsa Marian( Board Chief/Enviromental visioneer), Dejanu Ioan
(Managing visioneer), Luminita Anghel (Economic visioneer) and Frank Herbert (Engineering visioneer)
The technical and envision board create plans for future development of the company.
Hydroelectric plant :
Executive director: Frank Herbert
Senior manager / Assistant chief engineer: Intze Hongo
Superintending engineer: Ficher John
Executive engineer : Seifer Marc and Obeidat Andreea
Assistant engineer : Branzeanu Luca, Farfurescu Iuliana and Nitescu Ghita

A convincing scope of supply
Turbines from leading manufacturers
Generators, transformers,Turbine control
Medium-voltage switchgear
Excitation devices, voltage and efficiency factor regulators
Machine automation
Monitoring and control of the entire hydraulic system (dam, reservoir operation, weir system,
residual water release)
Safety devices
Alarm signals and telephone alerts
Remote control devices
Remote data transfer
Integrated power plant control systems
Lighting, power installations, earthing and lightning protection
Energy feed-in to the regional network
Linking multiple plants