Bacau CHP power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in Bacău, Romania. It is operated by CET Bacau SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 75k homes (estimated). It ranks #56 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1998, it is around 28 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 73,282 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 17k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 13.4% of Romania's electricity; the national grid averages 251 gCO₂/kWh (67.5% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_bacauchp_roman.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 60 MW, Bacau CHP power station is below the median coal plant in Romania (262 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
73,282 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Romania coal capacity
- 0.6% of 9,517 MW across 20 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 12 of 17 dated coal plants in Romania are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Romania
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by CET Bacau SA [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 46.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #20 largest coal power plant of 20 in Romania by capacity.
Romania has 20 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 9,517 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Borzesti power station · Gas · 189 MW · Bacau
- HPP Stejaru · Hydro · 208 MW · Neamt
- Iasi-1 power station · Gas · 50 MW · Iasi
- Iasi-2 power station · Coal · 60 MW · Iasi
- Suceava power station · Coal · 100 MW · Suceava
- Brasov power station · Coal · 130 MW · Brașov
Location
Coordinates 46.530524, 26.940874 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bacau CHP power station?
Bacau CHP power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in Bacău, Romania, commissioned in 1998.
Who operates Bacau CHP power station?
Bacau CHP power station is operated by CET Bacau SA [100%].
How much CO₂ does Bacau CHP power station emit?
Bacau CHP power station has measured emissions of about 73,282 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).