(Finance) – It will begin Monday 8 January the complete flare of the Rochemolles dam, located at approximately 2,000 meters above sea level, along the river of the same name, in the municipality of Bardonecchia (Turin). It is a large dam, operated by Is in the Green Power Italyfor the production of hydroelectric energy, subject to the supervision and supervision of the General Directorate for Dams of Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. The draining, as explained by Enel Green Power, is necessary for extraordinary maintenance interventions on the bottom drain organs, which is located in the deepest area of the dam, and is used for the complete emptying of the reservoir.
The interventions, agreed with the Ministry, are part of a series of activities aimed at guaranteeing the safety and efficiency of the Damwhich began in 2022 and will continue until 2024, even after the dam has been refilled, also involving the other discharge and derivation bodies.
The choice of the period, which is complicated for setting up a construction site and carrying out activities at those altitudes, is due to theneed to have conditions of minimum water flow in the work areasconditions that can be guaranteed in winter.
The lake will remain empty until the end of the interventions on the bottom drains, scheduled for the end of Apriland then proceed with repotting, which should take place quickly with the arrival of the spring season and the melting of the snow.
Andrea Poggi, Head of the North West Area of Enel Green Power Italia, declared that “this is an intervention of exceptional importance, since it will guarantee the safety and operation of the Dam, the plants and the multiple use of the water for the coming decades. Furthermore, it has not been emptied for around fifty years (this is the frequency with which interventions of this magnitude are planned on works of this type), and, last but not least, due to the particular conditions in which one will find oneself operating on the construction site, given the season and quota”.