The Iron Gate II is a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia.
Termoelectrica is a Romanian state-owned company, its shares being held by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce which has as main objective power generation with thermal power plants.
Romania is the 38th largest energy consumer in the world and the largest in South Eastern Europe as well as an important producer of natural gas, oil and coal in Europe.
The Bucharest West Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Bucharest having 5 generation groups, 4 of 40 MW each commissioned in 1955, and one group of 190 MW commissioned in 2007 having a total electricity generation capacity of 310 MW.
The Iernut Power Station is a thermal power plant located in Iernut, Mureș County having 2 generation groups, one of 100 MW and one groups of 200, having a total electricity generation capacity of 300 MW.
The Palas Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Constanța, Constanța County, Romania, having 2 generation groups of 50 MW each having a total electricity generation capacity of 100 MW.
The Grozăvești Power Station is a large thermal power plant located at 229 Splaiul Independenței Street, Sector 6, Bucharest. It has 2 generation groups of 50 MW, each having a total electricity generation capacity of 100 MW.
The Progresu Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Bucharest, having 4 generation groups of 50 MW each having a total electricity generation capacity of 200 MW. Its chimney is the tallest structure in Bucharest with a height of 240 metres.
The Galaţi Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Galaţi, having 4 generation groups of 100 MW each and 1 unit of 135 MW having a total electricity generation capacity of 535 MW.
The Braşov Power Station is a CHP thermal power plant located in Braşov, having 2 generation groups of 50 MW each having a total electricity generation capacity of 100 MW.
The Borzeşti Power Station is a large thermal power plant in Borzeşti, Romania, containing seven generation groups, three of 25 MW, two of 50 MW, one of 60 MW and one of 210 MW, having a total electricity generation capacity of 655 MW.
The Craiova II Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Craiova, Romania, having 2 generation groups of 150 MW each having a total electricity generation capacity of 300 MW.
The Arad Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Arad, having 2 generation groups of 50 MW each and one generating unit of 12 MW having a total electricity generation capacity of 112 MW.
The Piteşti Sud Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Piteşti, having 2 generation groups of 50 MW each and 3 groups of 12 MW having a total electricity generation capacity of 136 MW.
The Iaşi I Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Iaşi, having 4 generation groups, 2 of 50 MW each and 2 of 25 MW having a total electricity generation capacity of 150 MW.
The Halânga Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Halânga, having 7 generation groups, 4 of 25 MW, 2 of 50 MW and 1 of 47 MW having a total electricity generation capacity of 247 MW. The American AES Corporation is also interested in constructing a new 400 MW unit at the station's site worth around US$1.6 billion.
The Oradea Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Oradea, having 5 generation groups, 4 of 50 MW each and one of 5 MW resulting a total electricity generation capacity of 205 MW.
The Doiceşti Power Station was a large thermal power plant located in Doicești, with seven generation groups, six of twenty MW each and two of 200 MW resulting in a total electricity generation capacity of 520 MW. It used Lignite as main fuel supplemented by Natural gas.
The Giurgiu Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Giurgiu, having 3 generation groups of 50 MW each resulting a total electricity generation capacity of 150 MW.
The Crivina Power Station was a large thermal power plant located in Crivina, near Anina in Caraș-Severin County. It had three generating units of 330 MW each, altogether having a total electricity generating capacity of 990 MW. It was intended to be the first oil shale power station built in Romania. The total cost of the oil shale power plant was around US$1 billion. The Crivina Power Station was supplied with 4 million tonnes of oil shale per year from the nearby Anina Mine.
