World Power Plants

Păuleşti8 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Păuleşti is an 8 MW solar power plant in Romania. It has been operational since its commissioning year is not specified and uses solar energy. Ranked #18 of 58 solar plants in Romania. This plant's 8 MW represents 1.7% of Romania's total solar capacity of 472 MW. The largest solar plant in Romania is Solaris at 56 MW, making Păuleşti 7 times smaller. Nearby plants include TPP CCCC Petrom Brazi (860 MW, Gas), TPP Brazi (220 MW, Gas), and Ariceştii (27 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Prahova County, approximately 50 km from the city of Ploiești.

Capacity
8 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Green Source
Location
44.9630°, 25.9550°

Romania, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 65. largest of 158 plants in Romania
  • #25,778 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,683 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of Romania
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Green Source operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW

Regional density

31 plants within 100 km, 2,674 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ariceştii (2.9 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 44.963000, 25.955000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Păuleşti is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Romania
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

RomaniaEnergy Profile

158
Total Plants
20.2 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasHydroNuclear
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