ZW Nowa power station

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Polandandcoal}} ZW Nowa power station is a coal-powered station in Slaskie, Poland

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Slaskie.

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Background

ZW Nowa is a 150-megawatt coal and heat plant in Dąbrowa Górnicza, built between 1980-1992. Units 1-4 are 25 MW, and unit 5 is 50 MW.

Unit 6

A new 55 MW unit 6 was completed in 2015.

Ownership

In August 2014 Tauron Group signed a deal with ArcelorMittal steel conglomerate to create a new entity called JV Tameh Holding. Tauron said in a press release that the new entity will operate power generation assets currently held by both companies. Tameh’s assets will include the ZW Nowa heat and power plant.

Project Details of unit 6

• Sponsor: JV Tameh Holding
• Parent company: Tauron Group, ArcelorMittal
• Developer:
• Location: Dąbrowa Górnicza, Slaskie, Poland
• Coordinates: 50.347756, 19.278159 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 55 MW
• Type: Subcritical
• Start date: 2015
• Coal Type:
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

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