Jaworzno Power Station

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Jaworzno Power Station
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The Jaworzno III Power Station
Jaworzno Power Station
Official nameElektrownia Jaworzno I-II-III
CountryPoland
Location Jaworzno
Coordinates 50°12′30″N19°12′18″E / 50.20827°N 19.20490°E / 50.20827; 19.20490
StatusOperational
Commission date 1898 (Jaworzno Power Station I)
1953 (Jaworzno Power Station II)
1976 (Jaworzno Power Station III)
Decommission date1998 (Jaworzno Power Station I)
Owner(s) PKE
Operator(s)PKE Elektrownia Jaworzno III
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Cooling towers6
Cogeneration?Yes
Power generation
Units operationalJaworzno Power Station II:
1 x 60 MW
2 x 70 MW
Jaworzno Power Station III:
5 x 225 MW
1 x 220 MW
Make and model Rafako
Zamech
ZiO-Podolsk
Dolmel
Electrosila
Units decommissionedJaworzno Power Station I: 320 kW
Nameplate capacity 1,545 MW
External links
Website www.pl.ej3.pkesa.com/en/index.htm
Commons Related media on Commons

The Jaworzno Power Station is a complex of coal-fired thermal power stations at Jaworzno, Poland.

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The largest plant of the Jaworzno power plant complex is called Jaworzno III. It has an installed electrical generating capacity of 1,345 MW, as well as thermal heating capacity of 321  MWt. [1] About 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the east is Jaworzno II, with an installed electrical generating capacity of 200 MW.

History

The beginnings of the plant go back to 1898, when the first two generators were installed with the capacity of 320 kW for the purpose of lighting the neighbouring coal mines and houses. In 1959, after modernization the power station's capacity reached 157 MW. [2]

Is 1940s, the construction of the Jaworzno II Power Station started and in 1953 the first two generating units became operational. In 1956, the Jaworzno Power Station II reached the capacity of 300 MW. The two power stations were merged into a single company in 1972.

Construction of the Jaworzno III Power Station started in 1972 and the generating units were commissioned in 1976–1979. In 1995, all three stations were combined into a state-owned company called Elektrownia Jaworzno III. The first power station was decommissioned in 1998. In 2000, the Elektrownia Jaworzno III became part of PKE SA.

The Jaworzno III Plant

Jaworzno III has a 306-metre (1,004 ft) high flue gas stack which is one of Poland's tallest free standing structures.

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Aerial view of the Jaworzno Power Station

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References

  1. Strona Spółki Ciepłowniczo – Energetycznej "Jaworzno III" Sp. z o.o.
  2. "BANKTRACK: Jaworzno coal power plant, Poland". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2015.