Bielsko Biala Power Station
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Bielsko Biala Power Station is a coal-fired combined heat and power plant at Czechowice-Dziedzice near Bielsko-Biała, Poland. It is owned and operated by Południowy Koncern Energetyczny, a subsidiary of the Tauron Group.
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Location
The plant is in Biesko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland.
Background
The plant (EC1) at Bielsko Biala was built in 1960–1973. Units 2-4 are 25-30 MW each. Unit 1 has been retired.[1]
A second power plant (EC2) of 55 MW was built in 1975–1997 to supply energy for the Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych car factory and residential housing.[1]
Expansion
In 2009, it was announced that Tauron Group is planning to build a new generation unit with power capacity of 50MW and thermal capacity of 150MW, at a cost of US$200 to 300 million. It has replaced unit 1 of plant EC1 and is known as unit 1A.[1]
Construction was completed in 2013 and the unit went into operation that year.[2]
Financing
In 2012 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved a loan for the new unit at the plant.[3]
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tauron to build new power unit for Bielsko Biala power station", PMR (2009-04-17). Retrieved on 2010-11-30.
- ↑ "Power in Europe," Platts report, Issue 675, April 28, 2014 (subscription only).
- ↑ "Coal-fired power plants in Poland," Bankwatch, accessed Oct. 2012.
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