TPP Brazi is a 220 MW gas power station in Prahova, Romania. It is operated by Termo Ploiesti SRL [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 2,687 GWh, it can supply roughly 768k homes. It ranks #29 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 years old — relatively modern. Its annual emissions of 1,498,810 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 349k 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 WRI1019111.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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 286 MW for Brazi 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 220 MW, TPP Brazi 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). 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.
1,498,810 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
- Generation trend
- 2,435 GWh in 2015 and 2,687 GWh in 2017 (+10%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 2,860 GWh; 2015: 2,435 GWh
- Share of Romania gas capacity
- 3.5% of 6,358 MW across 26 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 8 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)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Termo Ploiesti SRL [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. 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 25% 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: 64/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, 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 #12 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 CCCC Petrom Brazi · Gas · 920 MW · Prahova
- Ploiesti · Solar · 12.9 MW · Prahova
- Berceni II · Solar · 9 MW · Prahova
- Păuleşti · Solar · 10.7 MW · Prahova
- Ploesti power station · Gas · 61 MW · Prahova
- Ariceştii · Solar · 27 MW · Prahova
Location
Coordinates 44.8802, 25.9988 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is TPP Brazi?
TPP Brazi is a 220 MW gas power plant in Prahova, Romania, commissioned in 2007.
How much electricity does TPP Brazi generate?
TPP Brazi generates about 2,687 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates TPP Brazi?
TPP Brazi is operated by Termo Ploiesti SRL [100%].
How much CO₂ does TPP Brazi emit?
TPP Brazi has measured emissions of about 1,498,810 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).