Agios Dimitrios power station

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Agios Dimitrios power station is a 1,595-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Western Macedonia, Greece. It is the largest power plant in Greece.

Location

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Background on Plant

Agios Dimitrios power station is a five-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,595 MW. The first four units are subcritical and 300-310 MW each, completed between 1984 and 1986. The fifth unit is a 375 MW supercritical unit, completed in 1997. The plant is owned by Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou. The plant is in the heart of the Western Macedonia lignite fields.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou
• Parent company: Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou
• Location: Ágios Dimítrios, Kozánis, Western Macedonia, Greece
• Coordinates: 40.394185, 21.924886 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross capacity: 1,595 MW (Units 1-5: 300-375 MW each)
• Type: Subcritical (Units 1-4), Supercritical (Unit 5)
• In service: 1984-1997
• Coal type: Lignite
• Coal source: Domestic
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