Braila power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Braila power station is a power station in Braila, Romania with multiple units of varying statuses, none of which are currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Braila power station Braila, Braila, Romania 45.165033, 27.923383 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, Unit 5: 45.165033, 27.923383

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
ST1 Mothballed[1] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[2] 210[2] steam turbine[2] yes[2] 1973[2]
ST2 Mothballed[1] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[2] 210[2] steam turbine[2] yes[2] 1973[2]
ST3 Mothballed[1] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[2] 210[2] steam turbine[2] yes[2] 1973[2]
ST4 Mothballed[2] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[2] 330[2] steam turbine[2] yes[2] 1979[2]
Unit 5 Cancelled coal: bituminous 800 supercritical 2013

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
ST1 Termoelectrica SA [100%][2] Termoelectrica SA [100.0%]
ST2 Termoelectrica SA [100%][2] Termoelectrica SA [100.0%]
ST3 Termoelectrica SA [100%][2] Termoelectrica SA [100.0%]
ST4 Termoelectrica SA [100%][2] Termoelectrica SA [100.0%]
Unit 5 Braila Power SA [100%] E.ON SE; Enel SpA

Background

The power station is a proposal by the state-owned Romanian company Termoelectrica and a consortium comprising E.ON Kraftwerke and Enel for "for the development of the Braila power plant project, for a new 800 MW coal-fired production capacity." The three companies announced in June 2008 that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding relating to the project.

The consortium states that "the project will also utilize the existing assets from the power plant currently in operation ... Based on the results of the feasibility study, expected by the end of 2008, the parties will decide whether or not to implement the power plant project." The media release also states that "the plant will be prepared for CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) -technology."[3]

In 2013 E.ON said the EUR1 billion thermal power plant was unlikely to be built without state aid.[4]

In 2014 Bankwatch said Enel had decided not to pursue the project.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124231928/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/generation/r2/installedCapacityPerProductionUnit/show?name=&defaultValue=false&viewType=TABLE&areaType=BZN&atch=false&dateTime.dateTime=01.01.2022+00:00%7CUTC%7CYEAR&area.values=CTY%7C10YRO-TEL------P!BZN%7C10YRO-TEL------P&productionType.values=B03&productionType.values=B04&DataTables_Table_1_length=50. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "10YRO-TEL------P!BZN" ignored (help); Text "UTC" ignored (help); Unknown parameter |10YRO-TEL------P&productionType.values= ignored (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 https://web.archive.org/web/20070702024037/http://www.energie-gratis.ro/termocentrale.php. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Enel, "Termoelelctrica, E.ON and Enel Sign Agreement for Coal Fired Power Plant in Romania", Media Release, June 18, 2008.
  4. "E.ON Romania Says State Aid Vital For Planned 800 MW Power Plant In Braila," ZF English, May 29, 2013.
  5. "Turceni coal power plant rehabilitation," Bankwatch briefing paper, July 2014

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.