Rovinari Power Station

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Rovinari Power Station
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Rovinari Power Station
Country
Location Rovinari, Gorj County
Coordinates 44°54′30″N23°8′6″E / 44.90833°N 23.13500°E / 44.90833; 23.13500
StatusOperational
Construction began1968
Commission date 23 June 1972
Operator(s)Complexul Energetic Oltenia
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Lignite
Power generation
Units operational2 x 330 MW
1 x 330 MW (refurbishing)
Units cancelled1 x 600 MW
Units decommissioned2 x 200 MW
1 x 330 MW
Nameplate capacity 990 MW
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The Rovinari Power Station is one of the largest electricity producers in Romania, operating with two units and one mothballed unit of 330 MW each, thus totaling an installed capacity of 990 MW.

Contents

The power plant is situated in Gorj County (Southwestern Romania), on the banks of the Jiu River, near Târgu Jiu.

Future extensions

The power plant expansion plans, which would have initially added a new 500 MW unit, then later changed to 600MW with construction work done by China Huadian Engineering [1] was cancelled. [2] Other important works include the fitting of several sulfur filters at the existing power groups at a total cost of US$250 million. [3]

All units will be decommissioned by 2030, according to the plans of reorganization by Complexul Energetic Oltenia.

Operations

Unit 5 is currently being modernized until 31 December 2023, after which it will be back in operation.

Plans to decommission unit 3 by December 2022 were postponed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and energy security concerns. [4] It was finally shutdown on 1 June 2023, and its sulfur filters will be reused for the unit 5 modernization. [5]

UnitCapacity (MW)CommissionedStatus
Rovinari - 12001972decommissioned
Rovinari - 22001972decommissioned
Rovinari - 33301976decommissioned
Rovinari - 43301976refurbished, [6] operational
Rovinari - 53301977refurbishing
Rovinari - 63301979operational
Rovinari - 7600-cancelled

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References

  1. Modernization at Rovinari Power Station (in Romanian)
  2. "As Romania's last new coal project is cancelled, a larger gas threat looms". bankwatch.org. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  3. Rovinari Power Station to be much more eco-friendly (in Romanian)
  4. "Romania delays closure of 660MW coal-fired plants to Oct '23". seenews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  5. "Anunț oficial: La miezul nopții se opresc definitiv două grupuri pe cărbune de la termocentralele din Oltenia". www.economica.net (in Romanian). 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  6. Andreescu, Crişan. "Termocentrala Rovinari a repus în funcțiune cel mai modern grup energetic". www.dcnews.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-06-04.