Isalnita power station
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Isalnita power station is a power station in Isalnita, Ișalniţa, Dolj, 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Isalnita power station | Isalnita, Ișalniţa, Dolj, Romania | 44.38763, 23.718195 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 7, Unit 8: 44.38763, 23.718195
- Unit 9: 44.38844, 23.717422
- Unit 10, Unit 9: 44.38844, 23.71742
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 10 | construction[1][2][3] | gas[4] | 425[5][6] | combined cycle[1] | not found | 2026[7] | – |
| Unit 7 | mothballed[8] | coal - lignite | 315 | subcritical | – | 1987 | 2025 (planned) |
| Unit 8 | retired | coal - lignite | 315 | subcritical | – | 1988 | 2021 |
| Unit 9 | cancelled | coal - lignite | 500 | unknown | – | – | – |
| Unit 9 | construction[1][2][3] | gas[4] | 425[5][6] | combined cycle[1] | not found | 2026[7] | – |
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 10 | Complexul Energetic Oltenia [60%][9] | Complexul Energetic Oltenia S.A. [95.0%]; other [5.0%] |
| Unit 7 | Complexul Energetic Craiova SA [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 8 | Complexul Energetic Craiova SA [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 9 | Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA (CE Oltenia) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 9 | Complexul Energetic Oltenia [60%][9] | Complexul Energetic Oltenia S.A. [95.0%]; other [5.0%] |
Background
The power station is owned by Craiova and has 2 generating units of 315 MW each for a total of 630MW of installed capacity. They began operating in 1987-1988. The power station formerly had a total of eight generation units, three of 50 MW, one of 55 MW, two of 100 MW and two of 315 MW for a total of 1,035MW, but six of the units were decommissioned, leaving only the two 315MW units.[10]
In 2012, the power station became part of the Oltenia Energy Complex owned by CE Oltenia, a company that produces 95 per cent of Romania’s brown coal and can cover 30 per cent of the country’s energy consumption. CE Oltenia was set up in 2012 through the merger of four thermal power plants (Isalnita Power Station, Rovinari Power Station, Turceni power station, and Craiova II Power Station) and of the surface mines located in the Oltenia basin.[11]
Expansion plans
Isalnita-3 Power Station is a proposed 500 MW thermal power plant to be added to the station, planned by Craiova, for a total of 1,535MW. The EUR$650 million investment is designed to also burn natural gas. In 2010 it was reported that only AES in the US remained interested in the project after Edison (Italy) and CEZ (Czech Republic) pulled out.[12]
Since no further progress on the project has been reported in four years, as of mid-2014 it appears the project has been abandoned.
Conversion and coal decommissioning
In the "2021-2030 Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan", the Energy Ministry stated that the two 315 MW coal-fired units will be replaced by two 400 MW gas units.[13] The coal units were to be decommissioned in 2025 (Unit 8) and 2026 (Unit 7).[14]
At the end of 2021, Unit 8 was permanently decommissioned.[15]
In December 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency of Dolj issued an Integrated Environmental Authorization for Isalnita power station. Unit 7 was instructed to be placed in "reserve" status on January 1, 2024.[16] The power station would be decommissioned at the end of 2025 in accordance with the Oltenia restructuring plan.[17]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220523202321/https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/romanian-energy-producer-moves-from-coal-to-natural-gas/. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221016171511/https://aluminiuminsider.com/alro-slatina-plans-new-natural-gas-power-plant-at-isalnita-site/. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20231202012317/https://www.cotidianul.ro/ceo-anunta-constructia-unei-centrale-pe-gaz-de-850-mw-la-isalnita/. Archived from the original on 02 December 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.gds.ro/Bani-afaceri/2008-12-01/CE-Craiova-vrea-o-noua-termocentrala/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.economica.net/noile-centrale-pe-gaze-de-la-isalnita-si-turceni-ce-oltenia-face-licitatie-pentru-selectarea-consultantilor_597908.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230115164358/https://www.ceoltenia.ro/documente/Transparenta/Plan%20restructurare%20CEO.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221103153229/https://www.romania-insider.com/ce-oltenia-alro-gas-fired-power-plant-project. Archived from the original on 03 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240219000535/https://www.gds.ro/Local/2023-12-28/apm-a-emis-autorizatia-integrata-de-mediu-pentru-termocentrala-de-la-isalnita/. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230927205935/https://gorjeanul.ro/centrala-pe-gaz-de-la-isalnita-langa-termocentrala/. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "CE Craiova vrea o nouă termocentrală," Gaveta de Sud, Dec 1, 2008
- ↑ "Liquid coal technology to be used in Romanian energy sector," Nine O'Clock, Dec 19, 2014
- ↑ "A Complex Strategic Choice – Coal Power," doingbusiness.ro, July 2010.
- ↑ The 2021-2030 Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan, Romanian Energy Ministry, Apr 2020
- ↑ The energy sector in Romania, Bankwatch, accessed Apr 8, 2021
- ↑ "MIHAI WEBER (PSD): "Solicit ministrului Energiei regândirea planului de renunţare la cărbune"," Bursa, June 3, 2022.
- ↑ "APM a emis Autorizația Integrată de Mediu pentru Termocentrala de la Ișalnița," Gazeta de Sud, December 28, 2023
- ↑ "ORDONANȚĂ DE URGENȚĂ nr. 21 din 10 martie 2022," Ministerul Justiției, March 10, 2022
Additional data
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