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{{stub}}{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-CzechRepubliccoal}}The '''Prunéřov power station''' is the largest coal-fired power station in the Czech Republic with installed capacity of 1,490 megawatts (MW). It is located near Kadaň.

==Location==The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Kadaň.{{#display_point:50.418,13.259|width=600|height=400|type=satellite|zoom=15}}

According ==Unit 2==[[CEZ]] announced plan to modernize unit 2. This plan was challenged by Micronesia on the study ''Dirty Thirty'', issued in May 2007 by grounds that the World Wide Fund for Nature, Prunéřov Power Station is expansion of the twelfth-worst power station in Europe in terms of has impact to the climate and through this to the relation environment of energy efficiency to carbon dioxide emissionsMicronesia.<ref>[http://assetswww.pandaupi.orgcom/Science_News/Resource-Wars/downloads2010/european_dirty_thirty_may_2007.pdf The ''Dirty Thirty'' report01/19/Micronesia-challenges-Czech-coal-plant/UPI-82581263927614/ Micronesia challenges Czech coal plant]</ref> Power station is largest single source of CO2 in According to the Czech Republic. In 2008 it emitted 9,210&nbsp;millions of metric tons of CO2environment ministry that modernization plan does not include best available technology.<ref>[http://wwwportal.irzgov.cz/vyhledavani-v-registruwps/portal/_s.155/historie7226/CZ34736841_s.155/2008 Integrovaný registr znečišťování10202?docid=120244 Navrhovaná technologie pro modernizaci Prunéřova II není dostatečná]</ref> Unit 2 (EPRU II) of Prunéřov power station has a 300 meter tall flue gas stack.

[[CEZ]] announced plan On January 26 2010 Czech minister of the Environment Jan Dusík informed he was calling in international experts to carry out an environmental impact assessment of plans to modernize unit 2. This plan was challenged by Micronesia on the grounds that the expansion of the power station has impact to the climate and through this to the environment of Micronesia.<ref>[http://www.upiradio.com/Science_Newscz/Resource-Warsen/2010article/01/19/Micronesia-challenges-Czech-coal-plant/UPI-82581263927614/ Micronesia challenges Czech coal 124449 Environment Ministry calls in international experts to sidestep pressure over controversial power plant], Český rozhhla Radia Praha, 27. 1. 2010</ref> According to In March 2010 he publicly released the Czech environment ministry report from Det Norske Veritas, that modernization plan does not include proved lack of best available technologyin the CEZ plan EIA.<ref>[http://portalwww.govenviweb.cz/wpsclanek/eia/81184/portalDNV´s Prunéřov assessment shows deviations]</_sref> Shortly after Minister Dusík resigned, while claiming he was under pressure from prime minister Jan Fischer (politician) to approve CEZ plan EIA.155<ref name=pp>[http:/7226/_swww.155praguepost.com/news/10202?docid=120244 Navrhovaná technologie pro modernizaci Prunéřova II není dostatečná4272-compromised-minister-set-to-approve-coal-plant-expansion.html Compromised minister set to approve coal plant expansion]</ref> As a result the Green party also withdrew his second minister from government. After short led by Minister of Agriculture Jakub Šebesta former CEZ employee Rút Bízková was appointed as Minister of the Environment and after two weeks in office he approved CEZ plan EIA in April.<ref name=pp/>

On January 26 2010 Czech minister of the Environment Jan Dusík informed he was calling in international experts to carry out an environmental impact assessment of plans to modernize the power station.<ref>[http://www.radio.cz/en/article/124449 Environment Ministry calls in international experts to sidestep pressure over controversial power plant], Český rozhhla Radia Praha, 27. 1. 2010</ref> In March he publicly released the report from Det Norske Veritas, that proved lack of best available technology in the CEZ plan EIA.<ref>[http://www.enviweb.cz/clanek/eia/81184/ DNV´s Prunéřov assessment shows deviations]</ref> Shortly after Minister Dusík resigned, while claiming he was under pressure from prime minister Jan Fischer (politician) to approve CEZ plan EIA.<ref name=pp>[http://www.praguepost.com/news/4272-compromised-minister-set-to-approve-coal-plant-expansion.html Compromised minister set to approve coal plant expansion]</ref> As a result the Green party also withdrew his second minister from government. After short led by Minister of Agriculture Jakub Šebesta former CEZ employee Rút Bízková was appointed as Minister of the Environment and after two weeks in office he approved CEZ plan EIA in April.<ref name=pp/>Expansion==

==ExpansionProject Details==*'''Sponsor:''' [[CEZ Group]]*'''Parent company:''' *'''Developer:''' *'''Location:''' *'''Coordinates:''' 50.418,13.259 (exact)*'''Status:''' Construction*'''Capacity:''' 250 MW*'''Type:''' *'''Start date:''' 2014*'''Coal Type:''' Lignite*'''Coal Source:''' *'''Source of financing:'''

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