Bydgoszcz power station

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Bydgoszcz power station is a 201-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station complex in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Bydgoszcz.

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Background

Bydgoszcz power station consists of two coal-fired plants: Bydgoszcz I and II. Bydgoszcz I is a two-unit, 14 MW plant built in 1941-65. Bydgoszcz II is 187 MW and consists of four units of 32-55 MW each, built in 1971-84. Its unit 5 was retired in 2015.

Proposed gas-fired station

In 2012 project sponsor Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) invited five potential contractors to take part in a tender to build a gas-fired combined cycle power unit at the existing Bydgoszcz power station. The winning contractor will be responsible for building a unit with a power capacity of 220-270 MW or 400-450 MW.

Pollution controls

In 2013 PGE signed a PLN $73 million contract ($17.5 million euro) with Alstom for the construction of a fluidized gas desulfurization retrofit to control pollution at the Bydgoszcz power station, planned for 2015.

Plant Details

• Sponsor: Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE)
• Parent company:
• Developer: Alstom
• Location: Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian
• Coordinates: 53.099, 18.0882 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 201 MW
• Type: Subcritical CHP
• Start date: 1965 - 1984
• Coal Type: Hard coal
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

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