Valea Nucarilor is a 70 MW wind power plant in Tulcea, Romania. It is operated by ENEL GreenPower. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 60k homes (estimated). It ranks #53 of 97 Romania power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 12.0% 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 WRI1022119.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000915431; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Romania wind capacity
- 17.9% of 392 MW across 3 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 3 dated wind plants in Romania are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Romania
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by ENEL GreenPower.
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 45.0°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 12% 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: 56/100 — 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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #3 largest wind power plant of 3 in Romania by capacity.
Romania has 3 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 392 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Sălbatica I · Wind · 70 MW · Tulcea
- Izmail floating power station · Gas · 250 MW · Odesa
- Izmail power station · Gas · 260 MW · Odessa
- Isaccea · Solar · 9.9 MW · Tulcea
- Priozernaya · Solar · 56 MW · Odessa
- WPP Cogealac · Wind · 252 MW · Constanta
Location
Coordinates 45.0451, 28.9607 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Valea Nucarilor?
Valea Nucarilor is a 70 MW wind power plant in Tulcea, Romania, commissioned in 2011.
Who operates Valea Nucarilor?
Valea Nucarilor is operated by ENEL GreenPower.