Mehrum power station

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Germanyandcoal}} Mehrum power station is a 752-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Location

The undated satellite below shows the plant in Hohenhameln, Peine.

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Background

The power station consists of a 752 MW subcritical coal unit commissioned in 1979. Blocks A and B have been decommissioned.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Kraftwerk Mehrum GmbH
• Parent company: Kraftwerk Mehrum GmbH
• Developer:
• Location: Hohenhameln, Peine, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Coordinates: 52.315108, 10.093756 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 752 MW
• Start date: 1979
• Type: Subcritical
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

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