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Power plants in Moldova

A directory of 8 power plants in Moldova with a combined installed capacity of 4,062 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

8power plants
4,062MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Moldova)

Gas: 5 plants5GasHydro: 2 plants2HydroCoal: 1 plants1Coal

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Moldova electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

633gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
11.2%low-carbon electricity
11.2%renewables
88.8%fossil fuels
Gas: 85 % of electricity85GasHydro: 6 % of electricity6HydroOil: 4 % of electricity4OilSolar: 3 % of electricity3SolarWind: 3 % of electricity3WindBioenergy: 0 % of electricity0Bioenergy

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Moldova

#PlantFuelMW
1Moldavskaya GRESCoal2,520
2Kuchurgan power stationGas1,120
3CHP CET-2 ChisinauGas240
4CHP CET-1 ChisinauGas66
5Hydropower Plant DubasariHydro48
6Chisinau Thermoelectric HOB West power stationGas28
7CHP CET-Nord BaltiGas24
8Hydropower Plant CHE-CostestiHydro16

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Moldova?

There are 8 power plants in Moldova in this open dataset, with about 4,062 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Moldova?

Moldavskaya GRES is the largest at about 2,520 MW (coal).

What fuels generate electricity in Moldova?

The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (5 plants), across 3 fuel types in total.

How clean is Moldova's electricity grid?

Moldova's grid carbon intensity is about 633 gCO₂/kWh, with 11.2% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).