Drought cuts Vltava hydropower output to half the long-term average
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This year, due to drought and low water flows, the power plants on the Vltava cascade produced only 40 to 50 percent of their electricity compared to the long-term average. Only 28 cubic meters of water per second now flows from the Vrané hydroelectric power plant to Prague, and the Orlík power plant can produce electricity from only 15 cubic meters of water per second, said Martin Schreier, a spokesman for the ČEZ group, on Friday. Water from t…
Due to the drought, hydroelectric power plants on the Vltava River produced only 40 to 50 percent of their electricity and cannot guarantee peak-time supplies. The CEZ Group must compensate for power outages in the network mainly with the Dalešice pumped storage power plant.
České Budějovice/Prague - Due to drought and low water flows, the power plants on the Vltava cascade have produced only 40 to 50 percent of their electricity this year compared to the long-term average. Only 28 cubic meters of water per second now flows from the Vrané hydroelectric power plant to Prague, and the Orlík power plant can produce electricity from only 15 cubic meters of water per second. Martin Schreier, a spokesman for the ČEZ group…
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