Paroseni power station is a 150 MW coal power station in Hunedoara, Romania. It is operated by SC Complex Energetic Hunedoara. Based on reported annual generation of 268 GWh, it can supply roughly 77k homes. It ranks #38 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1964, it is around 62 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 201,325 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 47k 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 WRI1019123.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103298; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 150 MW, Paroseni 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.
201,325 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
- Load factor
- 20%, from 268 GWh of reported generation
- Generation trend
- 723 GWh in 2015 and 268 GWh in 2017 (−63%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 723 GWh; 2017: 268 GWh
- Share of Romania coal capacity
- 1.6% of 9,517 MW across 20 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 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)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by SC Complex Energetic Hunedoara.
Local climate & thermal context
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 45.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 59% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 83/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
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 #13 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
- Târgu Jiu Thermal Plant · Coal · 100 MW · Gorj
- HPP Galceag · Hydro · 149 MW · Alba
- HPP Lotru · Hydro · 509 MW · Valcea
- HPP Raul Mare · Hydro · 335 MW · Hunedoara
- HPP Sugag · Hydro · 149 MW · Alba
- Rovinari power station · Coal · 990 MW · Gorj
Location
Coordinates 45.3647, 23.261 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Paroseni power station?
Paroseni power station is a 150 MW coal power plant in Hunedoara, Romania, commissioned in 1964.
How much electricity does Paroseni power station generate?
Paroseni power station generates about 268 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Paroseni power station?
Paroseni power station is operated by SC Complex Energetic Hunedoara.
How much CO₂ does Paroseni power station emit?
Paroseni power station has measured emissions of about 201,325 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).