Oașa Dam

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Oașa Dam is a large dam on the river Sebeș in Romania.

Oașa Dam
CountryRomania
LocationAlba County, Romania
Coordinates45°35′17″N 23°37′41″E / 45.588°N 23.628°E / 45.588; 23.628
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSebeș
Reservoir
Total capacity136×10^6 m3 (110,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi)

The project was started and finished in the 1980s and it was made up by the construction of a reinforced concrete facing rockfilled dam 91 m high.

The Gâlceag hydropower plant is equipped with two turbines, having an installed capacity of 150 MW.

The power station generates 260 GWh of electricity per year.

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