Turceni Power Station

Turceni Power Station
Location of Turceni Power Station in Romania
Country Romania
Location Gorj County
Coordinates 44°40′11″N 23°24′28″E / 44.66972°N 23.40778°E / 44.66972; 23.40778Coordinates: 44°40′11″N 23°24′28″E / 44.66972°N 23.40778°E / 44.66972; 23.40778
Status Active
Owner(s) Termoelectrica
Thermal power station
Primary fuel sub-bituminous coal
Power generation
Units operational 5
Nameplate capacity 1,650 MW

The Turceni Power Station is Romania's largest electricity producer and one of the largest thermal power plants in Europe having 5 identical groups of 330 MW each thus totalling an installed capacity of 1,650 MW.

It uses coal from Jilţ Coal Mine and Tehomir underground mine.[1]

The power plant is situated in Gorj County (South-Western Romania), on the banks of the Jiu River, half way between the cities of Craiova and Târgu Jiu.

The powerplant's four smokestacks are 280 meters tall.

See also

References

  1. "Date generale" (in Romanian). www.eturceni.ro. Retrieved 2009-12-17.

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