The Craiova II Power Station is a large
thermal power plant
A thermal power station, also known as a thermal power plant, is a type of power station in which the heat energy generated from various fuel sources (e.g., coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, etc.) is converted to electrical energy. The heat ...
located in
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia.
It i ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
, having 2 generation groups of 150
MW each having a total
electricity
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...
generation capacity of 300 MW.
Operations
Future extensions
There were plans to add another generating group of 150
MW at Craiova II Power Station that will result a total power generating capacity of 450
MW at a cost of US$225 million. These plans were abandoned.
There are plans to add another generating group of 295 MW using natural gas as fuel.
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Description
Natural gas-fired power stations in Romania
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