Megalopoli power station
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Greeceandcoal}}Megalopoli power station is a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Peloponnísou, Greece.
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Location
The map below shows the location of the plant in Megalopoli, Arkadía.
Background on Plant
Megalopoli power station was a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 850 MW. The first two units of 125 MW each were completed in 1970 and retired in 2011. Units 3-4 of 300 MW each are still operating. The plant is owned by Public Power Corporation. Megalopoli was extended with two 400-MW CCGT blocks in 2012.[1]
On September 1, 2019, PPC said it would begin to close the Megalopoli and Amyntaio power station in consultation with local communities, with consultations to begin in 2020.[2]
On September 13, 2019, the Greek Supreme Court declined to renew the environmental permits of the Megalopoli A & B lignite power plants. Both lignite stations emit higher levels of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides than allowed by EU standards.[3]
Plant Details of coal units
- Sponsor: Public Power Corporation
- Parent company: Public Power Corporation
- Location: Megalopoli, Arkadía, Peloponnísou, Greece
- Coordinates: 37.417449, 22.107892 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Gross capacity: 600 MW (Units 3-4: 300 MW)
- Type: Subcritical
- In service: 1975 (Unit 3), 1991 (Unit 4)
- Coal type: Lignite
- Coal source:
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Lignite-Fired Plants in Greece," Industcards, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Plan to make PPC more attractive to investors," Ekathimerini, Sep 1, 2019
- ↑ "Το ΣτΕ ακυρώνει περιβαλλοντικές άδειες λιγνιτικών σταθμών," Greenpeace, Sep 13, 2019
