The Rovinari Power Station is one of the largest electricity producers in
Romania
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, having 4 groups of 330
MW each thus totaling an installed capacity of 1,320 MW.
The power plant is undergoing modernization works, which will add a new 500 MW group at a total cost of US$600 million. After the modernization, the power plant will have a total installed capacity of 1,820MW. Other important works include the fitting of several
sulfur
Sulfur (or sulphur in British English) is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with a chemical formula ...
filters at the existing power groups at a total cost of US$250 million.
Rovinari Power Station to be much more eco friendly
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The power plant is situated in the Gorj County
Gorj County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. ''Gorj'' comes from the Slavic ''Gor(no)-'' Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolj (“lower Jiu”).
Demographics
In 2011, the county had a ...
(Southwestern Romania) on the banks of the Jiu River
The Jiu (; hu, Zsil ; german: Schil or Schiel; la, Rabon) is a river in southern Romania. It is formed near Petroșani by the confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.
It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Go ...
near Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu () is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polata, ...
.
See also
* List of power stations in Romania
This is a list of the main thermal power plants in Romania which at the end of 2006 had a total generating capacity of 11.335 MW.
Coal/Oil/Gas
Hydroelectric
Nuclear
Wind farms
Solar farms
See also
*Energy in Romania
*List ...
References
External links
Official webpage of Rovinari Power Station
Coal-fired power stations in Romania
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