Bucharest-Vest power station

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Bucharest-Vest power station is an operating power station of at least 436-megawatts (MW) in Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bucharest-Vest power station Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania 44.40582, 26.15565 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2.1, Unit 2.2, Unit 3+4: 44.40582, 26.15565

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 2.1 operating[2] gas[3] 125[4][3] steam turbine[3] yes[3] 1976[3]
Unit 2.2 operating[2] gas[3] 125[4][3] steam turbine[3] yes[3] 1976[3]
Unit 3+4 operating[2] gas[3][5] 186[4][3][5] combined cycle[3] yes[3] 2009[3][5]

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
Unit 2.1 Electrocentrale Bucureşti SA[3][6] Termoelectrica [100.0%]
Unit 2.2 Electrocentrale Bucureşti SA[3][6] Termoelectrica [100.0%]
Unit 3+4 Electrocentrale Bucureşti SA[3][6] Termoelectrica [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/30618879. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 https://web.archive.org/web/20221023211808/https://elcen.ro/. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207040552/https://www.transelectrica.ro/documents/10179/45096/7productie12a.xls/6adbfeed-6dac-4780-85bc-fccfd3570f03. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210513181029/https://www.yokogawa.com/eu/news/press-releases/2021/the-cte-bucharest-vest-plant-was-upgraded-in-an-over-1-m-euro-project-implemented-by-yokogawa-romania/. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220706220343/https://www.roec.biz/project/electrocentrale-bucuresti/. Archived from the original on 06 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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