Palas power station is a 255 MW gas power station in Constanta, Romania. It is operated by UAT Constanta. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 287k homes (estimated). It ranks #25 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1970, it is around 56 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 110,847 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 26k cars driven for a year. 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_palas_romani.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 100 MW for Palas power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 255 MW, Palas power station is well above the median gas plant in Romania (200 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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.
110,847 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 gas capacity
- 4.0% of 6,358 MW across 26 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 4 of 19 dated gas 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 gas plants in Romania
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by UAT Constanta.
Climate zone & how it works
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.2°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #10 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
- Petromidia Refinery power station · Gas · 80 MW · Constanta
- NPP Cernavoda · Nuclear · 1,411 MW · Constanta
- WPP Cogealac · Wind · 252 MW · Constanta
- SVETI NIKOLA · Wind · 156 MW · Varna
- Sălbatica I · Wind · 70 MW · Tulcea
- Valea Nucarilor · Wind · 70 MW · Tulcea
Location
Coordinates 44.1585, 28.60767 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Palas power station?
Palas power station is a 255 MW gas power plant in Constanta, Romania, commissioned in 1970.
Who operates Palas power station?
Palas power station is operated by UAT Constanta.
How much CO₂ does Palas power station emit?
Palas power station has measured emissions of about 110,847 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).