GKH Hannover power station

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GKH Hannover power station is a 300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Location

The undated satellite below shows the plant in Hannover.

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Background

GKH Hannover is a 2 x 150 MW subcritical coal plant. Unit-1 went commercial in July 1989 followed by Unit-2 in September 1989.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Hannover GmbH (GKH)
• Parent company: Stadtwerke Hannover AG, Volkswagen Kraftwerke GmbH (VWK)
• Developer:
• Location: Hannover, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
• Coordinates: 52.420278, 9.647508 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 300 MW (2 x 150 MW)
• Start date: 1989
• Type: Subcritical
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

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