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HE DJERDAP II

Hydro power plant in Mehedinti, Serbia. Approximate location 44.3065, 22.5667.

HydroMehedintiSerbiapumped storagePre Construction

HE DJERDAP II is a 270 MW hydro power station in Mehedinti, Serbia. It is operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 270k homes (estimated). It ranks #17 of 23 Serbia power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 22.2% of Serbia's electricity; the national grid averages 696 gCO₂/kWh (27.8% low-carbon) (2025).

270Legacy source-record capacity
270,308homes powered (est.)
2040Pre Construction year

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1020284.

Data status

Known data

FacilityHE DJERDAP II WRI
CountrySerbia · Mehedinti WRI
Coordinates44.3065, 22.5667 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity270 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerElektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) [100%] WRI
Commissioned2040 WRI
Technologypumped storage WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#17 of 23 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#4 of 4 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent270,308 calculated
Climate11.4°C · HDD 2,721 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 31/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

Technically it is described as pumped storage. Its current lifecycle status is “pre construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Serbia

HE DJERDAP I: 1,086 MW1kHE DJERDAP…RHE BAJINA BASTA: 614 MW614RHE BAJINA…HE BAJINA BASTA: 420 MW420HE BAJINA …HE DJERDAP II: 270 MW270HE DJERDAP…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

11.4°Cannual mean temp
2,721heating degree-days (base 18°C)
339cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
56 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 0 °CJF: 2 °CFM: 6 °CMA: 12 °CAM: 17 °CMJ: 21 °CJJ: 22 °CJA: 22 °CAS: 18 °CSO: 11 °CON: 5 °CND: 1 °CD22 °C

Heating degree-days here run 11% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 55/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
31/100environmental-severity index
22.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
419 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #4 largest hydro power plant of 4 in Serbia by capacity.

Serbia has 4 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 2,390 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 44.3065, 22.5667 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is HE DJERDAP II?

HE DJERDAP II is a 270 MW source-record hydro power plant in Mehedinti, Serbia, planned/announced for 2040.

How many homes can HE DJERDAP II power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 270,308 homes (estimated).

Who operates HE DJERDAP II?

HE DJERDAP II is operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) [100%].

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