Progresu Power Station
The Progresu Power Station is a large thermal power plant located in Bucharest, having 4 generation groups of 50 MW each having a total electricity generation capacity of 200 MW. Its chimney is the tallest structure in Bucharest with a height of 240 metres.Photo: Mishu57, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: Power Station in Bucharest
- Also known as: “CET Bucuresti Progresul”
- Address: Strada Pogoanele 1, București
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Arena Mall and Gara București Progresul.
Grand Arena Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Eugen Simion 14, Public domain.
Grand Arena is located south of Bucharest in Berceni district, at the crossroad between Turnu Măgurele Street, Metalurgiei Boulevard and Gilăului Road, in the proximity of a large do-it-yourself store and cash and carry. Grand Arena Mall is situated 1 km east of Progresu Power Station.
Gara București Progresul
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 cz.
Gara București Progresul is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Progresu Power Station.
Tudor Arghezi park
Park
Photo: Ovidiup76, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tudor Arghezi park is situated 1½ km southeast of Progresu Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berceni and Giurgiului.
Giurgiului
Suburb
Giurgiului is a neighborhood in the southern part of the Romanian capital Bucharest, in Sector 5, near Berceni and Ferentari. Like Berceni, Giurgiului has many 10-storey blocks of flats that were built under Communist rule, starting with 1959–1964.
Progresu Power Station
- Categories: fossil-fuel power station and industry
- Location: Sector 4, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.37277° or 44° 22′ 22″ northLongitude
26.10773° or 26° 6′ 28″ eastOperator
Electrocentrale BucureștiOpen location code
8GP894F5+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 882890417OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7248889
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Romanian—“Progresu Power Station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Progresu kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Progresu kraftverk”
- Romanian: “CET Progresu”
- Romanian: “termocentrala Progresu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parc and Ștrand Berceni.
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