Zeran power station

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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Polandandcoal}} Zeran power station (Polish: Elektrociepłownia Żerań) is a coal-fired heat power station in Warszawa, Poland.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the Zeran Power Station in Warszawa.

Background

The plant was built between 1952 and 1956 and became operational in 1954. The plant underwent modernization 1997-2001 when it was taken over by Vattenfall, and was later bought by PGNiG. The station has a heat generation capacity of 1,561 megawatts (MW) and an electric generation capacity of 350 MW. The most recent unit, unit 12, went into operation in 2009.[1]

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References

  1. PGNiG Termika. Our Plants (Polish). PGNiG Termika. Retrieved on 2014-02-18. “PGNiG TERMIKA owns five plants: HP Kawęczyn, CHP Pruszków, CHP Siekierki, CHP Żerań and HP Wola. They produce approximately 401 million GJ of heat which covers 70% of the demand in Warsaw and 60% in Pruszków, Piastów and Michałowice.”

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