Chisinau Thermoelectric HOB West power station — Moldova

Chisinau Thermoelectric HOB West power station is a 27.5 MW gas power plant in Chisinau, Moldova. It ranks #6 of 8 Moldova power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 85.2% of Moldova's electricity; the national grid averages 633 gCO₂/kWh (11.2% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_chisinauthermoelectric_moldov.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 27.5 MW, Chisinau Thermoelectric HOB West power station is below the median gas plant in Moldova (66 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #4 largest gas power plant of 5 in Moldova by capacity.

Moldova has 5 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,478 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• CHP CET-1 Chisinau · Gas · 66 MW · Chisinau
• CHP CET-2 Chisinau · Gas · 240 MW · Chisinau
• Hydropower Plant Dubasari · Hydro · 48 MW · Telenesti
• Iasi-2 power station · Coal · 60 MW · Iasi
• Iasi-1 power station · Gas · 50 MW · Iasi
• Kuchurgan power station · Gas · 1,120 MW · Transnistria

Location

Coordinates 47.0419635, 28.8057983 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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