Târgu Jiu Thermal Plant

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Târgu Jiu Thermal Plant is a cancelled power station in Târgu Jiu, Gorj, Romania.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Târgu Jiu Thermal Plant Târgu Jiu, Gorj, Romania 45.034167, 23.274722 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 cancelled coal: lignite 50 subcritical 2013
Unit 2 cancelled coal: lignite 50 subcritical 2013

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Termoelectrica SA [100%] Termoelectrica SA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Termoelectrica SA [100%] Termoelectrica SA [100.0%]

Background

The 100 MW power station was planned for Târgu Jiu by Romania's Termoelectrica. 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."[1]

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