The Petrom Brazi Power Station will be one of the largest electricity

Electricity

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 producers in Romania

Romania

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, having 2 natural gas

Natural gas

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-fired groups of 430 MW each totalling an installed capacity of 860 MW and an electricity

Electricity

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 generation capacity of around 6 TWh

TWH

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/year.

The power plant will be situated in Prahova County

Prahova County

Prahova is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 829,945 and the population density was 176/km². It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean...

 (southern Romania

Romania

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) near Petrom

Petrom

Petrom is a Romanian oil company, the largest corporation in Romania and the largest gas and oil producer in Eastern Europe operating in several countries:*Romania - largest company;*Moldova - 2nd largest company, 31% market share;...

's refinery in Brazi

Brazi

Brazi is a commune in Prahova County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Băteşti, Brazii de Jos, Brazii de Sus , Negoieşti, Popeşti and Stejaru.In 1948 it had a population of 1,530....

. The construction of the power plant will begin in 2009 and it will be finished in 2011 at a total cost of US$ 600 million

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