TPP Oradea is a 170 MW coal power station in Bihor, Romania. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 213k homes (estimated). It ranks #37 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 259,185 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 60k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 13.4% 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 WRI1019119.
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.
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 170 MW, TPP Oradea is below the median coal plant in Romania (262 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
259,185 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
- Share of Romania coal capacity
- 1.8% of 9,517 MW across 20 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Romania
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 47.1°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 22% 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: 63/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 coal power plant of 20 in Romania by capacity.
Romania has 20 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 9,517 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Oradea power station · Gas · 75.5 MW · Bihor
- Debreceni Kombináltciklusú Erőmű · Gas · 95 MW · Hajdu-Bihar
- Sebiș · Solar · 15 MW · Arad
- Doba · Solar · 8.1 MW · Satu Mare
- Nyíregyházi power station · Gas · 47 MW · Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
- HPP Mariselu · Hydro · 215 MW · Cluj
Location
Coordinates 47.0842, 21.8928 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is TPP Oradea?
TPP Oradea is a 170 MW coal power plant in Bihor, Romania.
How much CO₂ does TPP Oradea emit?
TPP Oradea has measured emissions of about 259,185 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).