Hidroelectrica selects contractor for Iron Gates II battery system
The Romanian utility plans a 64 MW, 434.76 MWh storage facility at the Danube hydropower plant, with investment put at €56.5 million.
Balkan Spectator · Automated news desk Published Event / data date: 2026-09-11
Romania's state-owned Hidroelectrica selected a contractor for a battery energy-storage system at the Iron Gates II hydropower plant, Balkan Green Energy News reported on 11 September, citing the company. [1]
The planned system would provide 64 MW of power and 434.76 MWh of storage. Hidroelectrica put the investment at RON 296.8 million, or about €56.5 million. [1]
ContextIron Gates II is part of the Romanian-Serbian Danube hydropower complex. Hidroelectrica said the battery would help store and dispatch renewable electricity according to system demand; commissioning timing was not stated in the report. [1]
