Doicesti power station

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Doicesti power station is a power station in Doiceşti, Dâmboviţa, 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)
Doicesti power station Doiceşti, Dâmboviţa, Romania 45.002896, 25.397236 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 10, Unit 9: 45.002896, 25.397236
  • Unit 7, Unit 8: 45.000755, 25.397194

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 10 cancelled coal: lignite 500 subcritical 2013
Unit 7 retired coal: lignite 200 subcritical 1980 2015
Unit 8 retired coal: lignite 200 subcritical 1983 2015
Unit 9 cancelled coal: lignite 500 subcritical 2013

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 10 Termoelectrica SA [100%] Termoelectrica SA [100.0%]
Unit 7 European Energy Communications SRL [100%] European Energy Communications SRL [100.0%]
Unit 8 European Energy Communications SRL [100%] European Energy Communications SRL [100.0%]
Unit 9 Termoelectrica SA [100%] Termoelectrica SA [100.0%]

Background

The Doiceşti Power Station had 8 generation groups, 6 of 20 MW each and two of 200 MW resulting a total electricity generation capacity of 520 MW. The smaller units and one 200 MW unit has been decommissioned, leaving only one 200 MW unit operating.[1]

In March 2013 the Ministry of Economy decided to dissolve and liquidate Termoelectrica, given the “impossibility to achieve the object of activity, respectively electricity generation." The full Doicesti power station is set for closure in 2017.[2]

In July 2014 Termoelectrica's assets, including Doicesti Power Station, were sold to Europea Energy Communications SRL, a firm founded in 2014 and registered in Czech Republic.[3] The plant was retired in 2015.

Expansion plans cancelled

In 2011 Termoelectrica and China Huadian Engineering Co Ltd said they had agreed to build two new 250 MW coal plants at the Doicesti station, equipped with an installation for gas desulphurisation and capture, and transport and storage of coal slag and coal ash. The Chinese government is considering investing EUR700 million in the project.[4]

Shortly after the 2014 dissolution of Termoelectrica, China Huadian Engineering said it was instead partnering with Romania's Complexul Energetic Oltenia to build the 600MW Rovinari power station.[5]

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Additional data

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