Bitola power station

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Bitola power station is a 699-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Novaci, Macedonia (FYROM).

Location

The undated satellite below shows the plant in Novaci.

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Background

The plant consists of three 233 MW units, commissioned in 1982 to 1988. The plant and Suvodol Mine comprise Macedonia's biggest power production complex which accounts for as much as 70% of the country's electricity. The plant is owned and operated by the state-owned ELEM (ELEktrani na Makedonija).

Project Details

• Sponsor: JSC Macedonian Power Plants
• Parent company: ELEM
• Developer:
• Location: Novaci, FYROM
• Coordinates: 41.05832, 21.484266 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 699 MW (Units 1-3: 233 MW)
• Start date: 1982 (Unit 1), 1984 (Unit 2), 1988 (Unit 3)
• Type: Subcritical
• Coal Type: Lignite
• Coal Source: Suvodol Mine
• Source of financing: