Târgu Jiu Thermal Plant

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Romaniaandcoal}} Târgu Jiu Thermal Plant was a proposed 100-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Romania.

Location

The map below shows Târgu Jiu, the approximate location where the plant would be built.

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Background on Plant

The 100 MW power station was planned for Târgu Jiu by Romania's Termoelectrica. In March 2013 the Ministry of Economy decided to dissolve and liquidate Termoelectrica, given the “impossibility to achieve the object of activity, respectively electricity generation."

Project Details

• Sponsor: Termoelectrica
• Parent company:
• Developer:
• Location: Târgu Jiu, Gorj, Romania
• Coordinates: 45.034167, 23.274722 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Capacity:
  • Unit 1: 50 MW
  • Unit 2: 50 MW
• Type: Subcritical
• Start date:
• Coal Type: Lignite
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

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