Iernut Power Station

The Iernut Power Station is a thermal power plant located in Iernut, Mureș County, Romania, having 2 generation groups, one of 100 MW^[1] and one group of 200, having a total electricity generation capacity of 300 MW.

Iernut Power Station
Country	Romania
Location	Iernut, Mureș County
Coordinates	46°28′02″N 24°11′17″E
Owner	Romgaz
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Power generation
Units operational	1 x 200 MW 1 x 100 MW (mothballed)
Units under const.	1 x 430 MW
Units decommissioned	3 x 100 MW 1 x 200 MW
Nameplate capacity	300 MW
Capacity factor	200

In 2007, a contract was signed with Austrian company Verbund for the installation of a seventh electricity generation group of 400 MW^[2] at a total cost of US$375 million that will increase the installed capacity of the power plant to 1,200 MW.

The powerplant is set to be expanded with a new group of 430 MW.^[3]

In 2012 the power station was acquired by Romgaz in quantum of the accumulated debt of 150 million euro by the previous owner company, Electrocentrale București.^[4]

Operations

Unit	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Status
Iernut - 1	100		decommissioned
Iernut - 2	100		decommissioned
Iernut - 3	100		decommissioned
Iernut - 4	100		mothballed
Iernut - 5	200		operational
Iernut - 6	200		decommissioned
Iernut - 7	430		in construction