Turceni Power Station
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The Turceni Power Station is Romania
's largest electricity producer and one of the largest thermal power plants in Europe
having 7 identical groups of 330 MW each thus totalling an installed capacity of 2,310 MW.
It uses coal from Jilţ Coal Mine
and Tehomir underground mine.
The power plant is situated in Gorj County
(South-Western Romania
), on the banks of the Jiu River
, half way between the cities of Craiova
and Târgu Jiu
.
The powerplant's four smokestacks are 280 meters tall.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
's largest electricity producer and one of the largest thermal power plants in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
having 7 identical groups of 330 MW each thus totalling an installed capacity of 2,310 MW.
It uses coal from Jilţ Coal Mine
Jilt Coal Mine
Jilţ Coal Mine is an open-pit mining exploitation, one of the largest in Romania located in Mătăsari, Gorj County. The legal entity managing the Jilţ mine is the National Company of Lignite Oltenia which was set up in 1997....
and Tehomir underground mine.
The power plant is situated in Gorj County
Gorj County
Gorj is a county of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 387,308 and its population density was 69/km².* Romanians – over 98%* Rromas, others.- Geography :...
(South-Western Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
), on the banks of the Jiu River
Jiu River
Jiu is a river of southern Romania. It is formed near Petroşani by the junction of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj and Dolj before flowing into the Danube a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo, 331...
, half way between the cities of Craiova
Craiova
Craiova , Romania's 6th largest city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians and the River Danube . Craiova is the chief...
and Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu is the capital of Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight villages are administered by the city: Bârseşti, Drăgoeni, Iezureni, Polata, Preajba Mare, Româneşti, Slobozia and Ursaţi.-History:The city takes its name...
.
The powerplant's four smokestacks are 280 meters tall.