Ugljevik Thermal Power Plant
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Bosnia-Herzegovinacoal}}Ugljevik Thermal Power Plant is a 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The plant is owned and operated by RiTE Ugljevik, a subsidiary of Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske.
Ugljevik 3 power station, formerly known as Ugljevik 2 power station, is a proposed 600 MW expansion of the plant.
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Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant located near Ugljevik, in the Republic of Srpska.
Background
The 300 MW plant began operating in 1985 in the city of Ugljevik, situated in the foothills of the Mount Majevica. The city is named after coal - "ugalj" - which has been mined since 1899. Construction of the first unit got underway in 1976. A second unit was started but construction was halted during the Bosnian war. The plant is considered a sister unit to Gacko Thermal Power Plant.[1]
Ugljevik 3 power station expansion
In August 2012 Comsar Energy Republika Srpska, a joint venture company between Comsar Energy (90%) with RiTE Ugljevik (10%), a subsidiary of Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), was unveiled. The company has been formed to add two new 300 megawatt coal-fired units to the existing 300 megawatt power station.[2]
In September 2012 the company's environmental impact statement was submitted to the government. The government released a statement announcing that a public hearing on the project would be held on October 10.[3]
In 2014 Comsar Energy Republika Srpska said the company had begun the construction of the Ugljevik 3 power station, with an operation date of 2016.[4] According to local observers, construction had not begun as of October 2014.
The station would be fueled by brown coal from new surface mines in Delići, Peljave-Tobut, and Baljak in the Ugljevik basin, which would be built simultaneously alongside the plant by Comsar Energy, with plans for a total annual coal production of 3.5 million tonnes.[4]
In January 2015, China National Electric Engineering Company signed an MOU with the government of Republic of Srpska, BiH to develop the Ugljevik 3 power station, and the Ugljevik-Istok 2 and Delici coal mines.[5]
As of October 2016 the plant was still seeking financing and facing lawsuits challenging its permit as incongruous with EU regulations of new coal plants.[6]
In May 2019, Comsar Energy announced the company was leaving Bosnia & Herzegovina, and terminating all existing projects and investments there, including Ugljevik. Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske is reportedly interested in buying Comsar's shares in the coal plant project.[7]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Comsar Energy Republika Srpska
- Parent company: Comsar Energy (90%), Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (10%)
- Developer: China National Electric Engineering Company
- Location: Ugljevik, Republika Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Coordinates: 44.683446, 18.968516 (exact)
- Status: Pre-permit development
- Capacity:
- Unit 1: 300 MW
- Unit 2: 300 MW
- Type: Super-critical
- Projected in service:
- Coal Type: Lignite
- Coal Source: Domestic (Ugljevik basin)
- Source of financing: US$782 million (China Development Bank)[8]
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Bosnia & Montenegro," Industcards, accessed March 2016
- ↑ "Bosnia’s RiTE Ugljevik sets up JV with Cyprus-based Comsar Energy", SeeNews, August 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Bosnia’s Comsar Energy Republika Srpska submits environmental study for Ugljevik 3 TPP - govt", Seenews, September 19, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "TPP Ugljevik," Comsar Energy Republika Srpska website, accessed Feb 2014.
- ↑ "Coal mine or Power plant," Consulting Network of China FTZ, 2015-01-13
- ↑ "Bosnia faces legal action over Chinese-backed coal dash," Climate Home, 28/10/2016
- ↑ "Ruski oligarh napušta Srpsku sa 180 miliona KM u džepu!" Capital.ba, 30 May, 2019
- ↑ "China's Global Energy Finance," Boston University, accessed October 2018
