Duernrohr power station

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Duernrohr (Durnrohr) power station is a 352-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station located in Duernrohr, Niederosterreich, Austria. The first 405 MW unit was retired in 2015.

Location

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

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Background

The power station consisted of two power plant units: unit 1 of 405 MW and unit 2 of 352 MW. Unit 1 was commissioned in 1985, and unit 2 in 1987. Unit 1 was Austria's only supercritical coal plant. It was closed on 15 Apr 2015. Unit 2 remains online. Fuel is Czech and Polish coal. The stack is 210 meters, the tallest in Austria. Unit 1 was owned by Verbund, and unit 2 is owned by EVN.

Unit 2 is planned for closure in 2025, when Austria plants to phase out all coal plants. In May 2019, EVN moved up the planned retirement for unit 2, to autumn 2019.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Verbund (Unit 1), EVN (Unit 2)
• Parent company:
• Location: Duernrohr, Niederosterreich, Austria
• Coordinates: 48.32611, 15.923333 (exact)
• Status: Retired (Unit 1), Operating (Unit 2)
• Capacity: 405 MW (Unit 1), 352 MW (Unit 2)
• Type: Supercritical (Unit 1), Subcritical (Unit 2)
• Start date: 1985 (Unit 1), 1987 (Unit 2)
• Retired date: 2015 (Unit 1)
• Coal Type: Hard
• Coal Source: Czech and Polish coal
• Source of financing:

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