Establishing Legal <i>Force Majeure</i> Case for the Interruption of Hydro Energy Supply Related to an Extreme Hydrological Drought Event

Petre Roman; Diana Maria Bucur; Georgiana Dunca

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Establishing Legal Force Majeure Case for the Interruption of Hydro Energy Supply Related to an Extreme Hydrological Drought Event

Petre Roman, Diana Maria Bucur, Georgiana Dunca

Published in International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 9, Issue 6)

Received: 26 November 2021 Accepted: 20 December 2021 Published: 29 December 2021

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The management of water resources and specifically the energy supply from hydropower systems are strongly affected by drought events. This paper is devoted to the unfolding of legal consequences caused by an extreme hydrological drought event. The legal litigation occurred when – due to a severe deficit of water – the hydropower company that manages the hydro energy resources over the entire territory of Romania was unable to deliver the amount of electricity stipulated in the power purchase agreements. The studypresents an extensive statistical analysis of extreme hydrological drought events occurrence, using the threshold level method. The statistical analysis was applied on large historical records of the flow rates (50-90 years) and revealed the occurrence of extreme drought events, i.e. extremely low occurrence frequency phenomena. The characteristics of the historical data were studied to highlight the area where the forecast normally used in the hydro generation planning is not possible. In order to evaluate the occurrence of extreme drought phenomena, the natural monthly and annually flows of the Danube and other seven major interior rivers in Romania (Argeș, Bistrița, Olt, Lotru, Sebeș, Someș, Siret and Raul Mare) were analyzed, reflecting fairly a general picture of the flow distribution on the entire territory. The analyzed cases refer to periods when – due to a severe deficit of water – the Romanian hydropower company was unable to generate electricity according to the power purchase agreements (PPA). The results of the statistical analysis were further used as the base for the legal cases that confirmed the force majeure situations claimed by the hydropower company.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 9, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijema.20210906.16
Page(s)	201-213
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Water Resources, Extreme Drought, Unpredictability, Statistical Analysis

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Petre Roman

Department of Hydraulics, Hydraulic Machinery and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Energy Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Diana Maria Bucur

Department of Hydraulics, Hydraulic Machinery and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Energy Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Georgiana Dunca

Department of Hydraulics, Hydraulic Machinery and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Energy Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

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