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Power plants in Romania

A directory of 97 power plants in Romania with a combined installed capacity of 18,257 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

97power plants
18,257MW total capacity
6fuel types
15with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Romania)

Solar: 36 plants36SolarCoal: 18 plants18CoalGas: 18 plants18GasHydro: 10 plants10HydroWind: 3 plants3WindNuclear: 1 plants1Nuclear

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Romania electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

251gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
67.5%low-carbon electricity
47.0%renewables
32.5%fossil fuels
Hydro: 24 %24HydroNuclear: 20 %20NuclearGas: 19 %19GasCoal: 13 %13CoalWind: 12 %12WindSolar: 10 %10SolarBiomass: 1 %1BiomassOil: 0 %0Oil

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

The state of Romania’s power emissions

Across the 15 Romania power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 8.6 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Rovinari power station (coal), accounts for about 33% of that 15-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — CE Oltenia Complexul Energetic, Termo Ploiesti SRL [100%], Electrocentrale Bucureşti SA [100%] — control roughly 63% of that 15-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)

Rovinari power station: 2.8 Mt CO2/yr2.8Rovinari p…TPP Brazi: 1.5 Mt CO2/yr1.5TPP BraziTPP Craiova: 1.1 Mt CO2/yr1.1TPP CraiovaIsalnita power station: 0.87 Mt CO2/yr0.87Isalnita p…Bucharest-Vest power station: 0.71 Mt CO2/yr0.71Bucharest-…Chimcomplex power station: 0.47 Mt CO2/yr0.47Chimcomple…TPP Progresu: 0.28 Mt CO2/yr0.28TPP Progre…TPP Oradea: 0.26 Mt CO2/yr0.26TPP OradeaParoseni power station: 0.20 Mt CO2/yr0.20Paroseni p…Palas power station: 0.11 Mt CO2/yr0.11Palas powe…

Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)

CE Oltenia Complexul Energetic: 2.8 Mt CO2/yr2.8CE Oltenia…Termo Ploiesti SRL [100%]: 1.5 Mt CO2/yr1.5Termo Ploi…Electrocentrale Bucureşti SA [100%]: 1.1 Mt CO2/yr1.1Electrocen…SC Complexul Energetic Craiova: 0.87 Mt CO2/yr0.87SC Complex…Chimcomplex SA Borzesti [100%]: 0.47 Mt CO2/yr0.47Chimcomple…SC Complex Energetic Hunedoara: 0.20 Mt CO2/yr0.20SC Complex…

CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Largest plants in Romania

#PlantFuelMW
1Turceni power stationCoal1,650
2NPP CernavodaNuclear1,411
3Doicesti power stationCoal1,400
4HPP Portile de Fier IHydro1,161
5Rovinari power stationCoal990
6TPP CCCC Petrom BraziGas920
7Braila power stationCoal800
8Galati Power StationCoal800
9TPP IernutGas751
10HPP LotruHydro509
11Bucharest-Vest power stationGas436
12Bucharest North East power stationCoal400
13TPP GalatiGas375
14HPP Raul MareHydro335
15TPP DrobetaCoal313
16TPP Bucuresti VestGas298
17TPP Bucuresti SudGas280
18TPP CraiovaCoal262
19Palas power stationGas255
20WPP CogealacWind252

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Solar (36)Coal (18)Gas (18)Hydro (10)

Cite this

Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Romania. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/romania/

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Romania?

There are 86 current or operating power-plant records in Romania in this open dataset, with about 18,257 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.

What is the largest power plant in Romania?

Turceni power station is the largest at about 1,650 MW (coal).

What fuels generate electricity in Romania?

The most common plant type in this dataset is solar (36 plants), across 6 fuel types in total.

How clean is Romania's electricity grid?

Romania's grid carbon intensity is about 251 gCO₂/kWh, with 67.5% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).