Petrom Brazi Power Station

44°52′49″N 25°59′56″E / 44.880334°N 25.99896°E / 44.880334; 25.99896StatusOperationalCommission date2012Owner(s)PetromThermal power station Primary fuelNatural gasPower generation Units operational2Nameplate capacity860 MW

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The Petrom Brazi Power Station is one of the largest electricity producers in Romania, having 2 natural gas-fired groups of 430 MW^[1] each, totalling an installed capacity of 860 MW and an electricity generation capacity of around 6 TWh/year.

The power plant is situated in Prahova County (southern Romania) near Petrom's refinery in Brazi. The construction of the power plant began in 2009 and was completed in 2011 at a total cost of 530 million Euros.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Prima termocentrală privată din România. Petrom a dat drumul gigantului de la Brazi" (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

High capacity power stations in Romania

(more than 100 MW installed capacity)

Thermal

Coal and oil	Turceni - 1,320 MW Rovinari - 990 MW Ișalnița - 315 MW Craiova II - 300 MW Borzești II - 250 MW Halânga - 247 MW Oradea - 205 MW Paroșeni - 150 MW Giurgiu - 150 MW Pitești Sud - 136 MW Arad - 112 MW Brașov - 100 MW Suceava - 100 MW

Natural gas	Petrom Brazi - 860 MW Borzești - 655 MW Bucharest South - 550 MW Galați - 535 MW Bucharest West - 310 MW Iernut - 300 MW Alum Tulcea - 250 MW Fântânele - 250 MW Buzău - 207 MW Govora - 200 MW Progresu - 200 MW Iaşi I - 150 MW Brazi II - 150 MW Brazi - 130 MW Grozăvești - 100 MW Iaşi II - 100 MW Holboca - 100 MW Palas - 100 MW Mintia-Deva