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Podari is a 10 MW solar power plant in Romania, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #11 of 58 solar plants in Romania. This plant's 10 MW accounts for 2.12% of Romania's total solar capacity of 472 MW. The largest solar plant in Romania is Solaris at 56 MW, making Podari 5.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Turceni power station (1650 MW, Coal), Isalnita power station (630 MW, Coal), and TPP Craiova (262 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Dolj County, approximately 150 km from the city of Craiova.

Capacity
10 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
Energias de Portugal
Location
44.2200°, 23.6830°

Romania, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 58. largest of 158 plants in Romania
  • #23,753 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,709 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of Romania
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Energias de Portugal operates 7 plants totalling 238 MW

Regional density

18 plants within 100 km, 7,102 MW combined

Nearest plant: TPP Craiova (17.5 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 44.220000, 23.683000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Podari is a solar power plant producing approximately 16 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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