TPP Galati is a 375 MW gas power station in Galati, Romania. It is operated by SC Electrocentrale Galati SA [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 170 GWh, it can supply roughly 48k homes. It ranks #18 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1975, it is around 51 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 WRI1019102.
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 · L100000400615; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 375 MW, TPP Galati is well above the median gas plant in Romania (200 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. 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
- 5%, from 170 GWh of reported generation
- Generation trend
- 80 GWh in 2015 and 170 GWh in 2017 (+112%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 170 GWh; 2015: 80 GWh
- Share of Romania gas capacity
- 5.9% of 6,358 MW across 26 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 6 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 SC Electrocentrale Galati SA [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 humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — 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 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.
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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #6 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
- Galati Power Station · Coal · 800 MW · Galați
- Limanskaya · Solar · 43.4 MW · Odessa
- Premier Energy Braila power station · Gas · 20 MW · Brăila County
- Maxineni · Solar · 8.1 MW · Braila
- TPP Braila · Gas · 413 MW · Braila
- Braila power station · Coal · 800 MW · Brăila
Location
Coordinates 45.436, 27.9814 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is TPP Galati?
TPP Galati is a 375 MW gas power plant in Galati, Romania, commissioned in 1975.
How much electricity does TPP Galati generate?
TPP Galati generates about 170 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates TPP Galati?
TPP Galati is operated by SC Electrocentrale Galati SA [100%].