HPP Đerdap 2

Serbia and Romania plan 256 MWh battery storage at Đerdap 2 hydropower plant

The Romanian state electricity company Hidroelectrica plans to install a battery system next to the Đerdap 2 hydroelectric plant within two years, which will be able to store up to 256 megawatt-hours of electricity. Serbia and Romania jointly built both hydroelectric power plants in the Đerdap system, and each owns half of the capacity, while Serbia is planning the Đerdap 3 reversible hydroelectric plant upstream. Hidroelectrica, the largest electricity producer in Romania, mainly operates hydroelectric plants but is increasingly turning…