TPP Bucuresti Vest is a 298 MW gas power station in Ilfov, Romania. Based on reported annual generation of 1,064 GWh, it can supply roughly 304k homes. It ranks #21 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. 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 WRI1019106.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
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 298 MW, TPP Bucuresti Vest is well above the median gas plant in Romania (200 MW). 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 41%, from 1,064 GWh of reported generation
- Generation trend
- 732 GWh in 2015 and 1,064 GWh in 2017 (+45%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 1,064 GWh; 2015: 732 GWh
- Share of Romania gas capacity
- 4.7% of 6,358 MW across 26 plants in this dataset
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).
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 humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 44.4°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 21% 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: 62/100 — 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 #7 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 Bucuresti Sud · Gas · 280 MW · Ilfov
- Bucharest North East power station · Coal · 400 MW · Bucharest
- TPP Progresu · Gas · 200 MW · Ilfov
- Bucharest-Vest power station · Gas · 436.3 MW · Bucuresti
- Bucharest-Titan power station · Gas · 50 MW · Bucuresti
- Colibași · Solar · 6.5 MW · Giurgiu
Location
Coordinates 44.4233, 25.979 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is TPP Bucuresti Vest?
TPP Bucuresti Vest is a 298 MW gas power plant in Ilfov, Romania.
How much electricity does TPP Bucuresti Vest generate?
TPP Bucuresti Vest generates about 1,064 GWh of electricity per year.