Craiova II power station — Romania

Craiova II power station is a 295 MW gas power station in Craiova, Romania. It ranks #22 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 18.7% 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 GOGPT_craiovaii_romani.

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 295 MW, Craiova II power station is well above the median gas plant in Romania (200 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — 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 #8 largest gas power plant of 26 in Romania by capacity.

Romania has 26 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 6,358 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• TPP Craiova · Coal · 262 MW · Dolj
• Şimnicu de Sus · Solar · 14 MW · Dolj
• ClusterPower Craiova power station · Gas · 200 MW · Craiova
• Isalnita power station · Coal · 630 MW · Dolj
• Podari · Solar · 10 MW · Dolj
• Balcesti · Solar · 15.6 MW · Olt

Location

Coordinates 44.34294, 23.81076 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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