TPP Braila is a 413 MW gas power station in Braila, Romania. It ranks #16 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1973, it is around 53 years old — an older, legacy facility. 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 WRI1019101.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 960 MW for Braila 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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 413 MW, TPP Braila is well above the median gas plant in Romania (200 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — 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 #5 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
- Braila power station · Coal · 800 MW · Brăila
- Premier Energy Braila power station · Gas · 20 MW · Brăila County
- Galati Power Station · Coal · 800 MW · Galați
- TPP Galati · Gas · 375 MW · Galati
- Fierbinti · Solar · 12.7 MW · Braila
- Maxineni · Solar · 8.1 MW · Braila
Location
Coordinates 45.166, 27.9235 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is TPP Braila?
TPP Braila is a 413 MW gas power plant in Braila, Romania, commissioned in 1973.