Rompetrol Energy, the subsidiary managing Rompetrol Group’s energy and utilities operations, has been the exclusive operator of the cogeneration plant since December 30.
“The commissioning confirms the operation and efficiency of the plant, the energy investment in Dobrogea over the past 15 years. Rompetrol now has a new production asset that will support the long-term development of the Petromidia platform and contribute to the modernization of Romania’s energy infrastructure,” stated Yedil Utekov, Chief Production & Industrial Services Officer of KMG International.
The plant has been fully integrated with the Petromidia refinery and the National Energy System, ensuring the required energy flow of 60–70 MWh of power to the platform and processing of up to 180 tons of steam per hour, Rompetrol Group said on Monday in a press statement.
This integration reduces the refinery’s energy dependence, optimizes costs, and increases operational efficiency, strengthening strategic control over energy supply within Rompetrol Group. Since the start of testing, the plant has produced around 150,000 MWh of electricity and around 190,000 tons of process steam.
The cogeneration plant is equipped with two SGT‑750 turbines operating on gaseous fuel and generate about 39 MWh of electricity each.
The Kazakh-Romanian Energy Investment Fund, whose main strategic objective is to develop energy projects in Romania, was established in October 2018 by KMG International, which holds an 80% stake, and Romania’s Energy Participation Management Company, which holds 20%.
Rompetrol Rafinare, the operator of Petromidia platform, is part of Dutch-based group KMG International, in turn fully owned by Kazakhstan’s state-owned KazMunaiGroup. Its main stakeholders are KMG International, which holds 54.63% directly and indirectly, and the Romanian state, which owns 44.7%, while the rest is in free float on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.