Mintia-Deva power station

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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Romaniaandcoal}} The Deva Power Station is a 1285-megawatt (MW) power station in Romania.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Deva.

Background

The power station is controlled by Termoelectrica's Electrocentrale Deva, a state-owned company. The construction works started in 1966 and the commissioning of the plant was performed in three stages:[1]

  • 1969 – 1971 - four units of 210 MW;
  • 1977 – Unit no. 5 - 210 MW; and
  • 1980 – Unit no. 6 - 210 MW.

Unit no. 1 was withdrawn from operation in 2012.[1]

Another unit of 210 MW is slated for closure in 2017.[2]

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References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Deva Power Station, Electrocentrale Deva website, accessed May 2014.
  2. "Electricity capacity to increase by close to twenty percent," Nine o'Clock, Jan 19, 2014.

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