“The plant was set to start production in December, but malfunctions caused Petrom to dismantle some of the elements. The power plant could start activity in May,” the sources said.
Petrom officials did not comment by press time.
The power plant’s construction started in 2009, in an investment of EUR500 million. The unit has an installed power of 860 MW and it should cover 8% of Romania’s overall electricity production.
OMV Petrom is owned by Austrian oil and gas group OMV.