Târgu Cărbuneşti is a 20 MW solar power plant in Gorj, Romania. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 8.5k homes (estimated). It ranks #67 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 9.8% 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 WKS0062304.
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Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 20 MW for Târgu Cărbuneşti solar project, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001006539; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 20 MW, Târgu Cărbuneşti is well above the median solar plant in Romania (10 MW). Technically it is described as Assumed PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Romania solar capacity
- 3.8% of 523 MW across 36 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 25 dated solar 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 solar plants in Romania
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.9°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 18% 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: 60/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (estimate).
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 #7 largest solar power plant of 36 in Romania by capacity.
Romania has 36 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 523 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Târgu Jiu Thermal Plant · Coal · 100 MW · Gorj
- Turceni power station · Coal · 1,650 MW · Gorj
- Rovinari power station · Coal · 990 MW · Gorj
- Paroseni power station · Coal · 150 MW · Hunedoara
- HPP Lotru · Hydro · 509 MW · Valcea
- TPP Govora · Coal · 177 MW · Valcea
Location
Coordinates 44.933, 23.539 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Târgu Cărbuneşti?
Târgu Cărbuneşti is a 20 MW solar power plant in Gorj, Romania, commissioned in 2013.