Despotovac power station

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Serbia and coal Coal mining companies and agencies Existing mines Existing coal plants Proposed coal plants Power companies and agencies Despotovac power station is a proposed 320-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Serbia. Location The map below shows the approximate location where the plant would be built in Despotovac. Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"600px","height":"500px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"wmsoverlay":false,"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview","rotate"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"markercluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","enablefullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":44.05,"lon":21.26,"icon":""}]} Background In April 2013 Turkish industrial firm Teknotes signed an agreement to build a 320MW lignite-fired power plant and expand a mine in Despotovac. The deal was between Teknotes, the mayor of Despotovac, and the director of state-owned lignite mining firm Resavica. Investment in the project is expected to total over $700 million. A new pit at the Rembas mine will be developed to supply the power plant. The project is not mentioned in the new energy strategy of Serbia approved by the government in May 2015 and awaiting approval from the parliament. Project Details Sponsor: Teknotes Parent company: Developer: Location: Despotovac, Pomoravije, Serbia Coordinates: 44.05, 21.26 (approximate) Status: Shelved Capacity: 320 MW Type: Start date: Coal Type: Lignite Coal Source: Rembas coal mine, Serbia Source of financing: Resources and articles References Related SourceWatch Articles Serbia and coal External Articles