Today, at Brežice Castle, the Director of HESS, Bogdan Barbič, and Director
of Riko, Janez Škrabec, signed a contract for the supply of hydromechanical
equipment for the Brežice Hydroelectric Plant, the next in the chain on the
lower Sava. After signing the contract, the Director of Riko also signed contracts
with his subcontractors in the project.
Hydromechanical plant equipment is highly demanding
technological equipment for the safety and operation of a hydroelectric plant
and dam structure, ensuring the necessary technological conditions for the
production of energy at variable flow rates of the Sava River. The equipment as
a whole under this contract is divided into two main sections made up of
spillway equipment and turbine fields. The spillway equipment consists
primarily of five electro-hydraulically-operated radial locks, the weight of
each being about 100 tons, installed in the spillways of the dam structure of
the power plant. These represent the most important elements that provide a
constant water level in the pool with the normal flow of the Sava River, and
thus the production of electricity. With increased flow of up to 1000 annual
waters, however, its operation must provide the necessary security for the
entire structure, as well as flood protection for the lower water-lying areas.