Mellach power station

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Austriaandcoal}}Mellach power station is a 246-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station located in Mellach, Austria.

Location

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

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Background

The 246 MW coal plant was put into operation in 1986. The addition of two 425-MW CCGT blocks at Mellach was approved in May 2008.

The coal plant is planned for retirement in 2020.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Verbund
• Parent company:
• Location: Mellach, Graz-Umgebung, Styria, Austria
• Coordinates: 46.90819, 15.492306 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 246 MW
• Type: Subcritical
• Start date: 1986
• Planned retired date: 2020
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

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