Ișalnița Power Station
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The Işalniţa Power Station is a thermal power plant located in Işalniţa, Dolj County operating with one generating unit of 315 MW.
| Işalniţa Power Station | |
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| Country | Romania |
| Location | Işalniţa, Dolj County |
| Coordinates | 44°23′15″N 23°43′5″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1968 |
| Owner | Complexul Energetic Oltenia |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Lignite, natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 315 MW (mothballed) |
| Units planned | 1 x 850 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 1 x 315 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 315 MW |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The tallest chimney of the power station is 200 metres tall.
Future extensions
A consortium formed by Alstom, Sumitomo and IHI Corporation was commissioned to upgrade the 315 MW group to 345 MW each at a total cost of US$315 million.[1]
There were plans to add another generating group of 500 MW at Işalniţa Power Station[2] at a cost of US$750 million. The plans were later canceled.
There are plans with Alro Slatina for construction of a new unit of 850 MW that will use natural gas as fuel.[3]
Operations
The recovery and resilience plan for Romania included decommissioning of Unit 8, which was achieved in 2021.[4]
Unit 7 stopped production from January 1, 2024 and was put in reserve, according with Complex Energetic Oltenia's plan to restructure the company. Archived 2023-06-04 at the Wayback Machine It will be in reserve until the end of 2025, after which it will be decommissioned.[5]
| Unit | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Status |
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| Ișalnița - 1 | 50 | decommissioned | |
| Ișalnița - 2 | 50 | decommissioned | |
| Ișalnița - 3 | 50 | decommissioned | |
| Ișalnița - 4 | 55 | decommissioned | |
| Ișalnița - 5 | 100 | decommissioned | |
| Ișalnița - 6 | 100 | decommissioned | |
| Ișalnița - 7 | 315 | mothballed | |
| Ișalnița - 8 | 315 | decommissioned |
