Bergkamen power station
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Bergkamen power station is an operating power station of at least 780-megawatts (MW) in Bergkamen, Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bergkamen power station | Bergkamen, Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 51.636678, 7.620603 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit A: 51.636678, 7.620603
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit A | operating | coal - bituminous | 780 | subcritical | 1981 | 2022 (planned) |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit A | STEAG GmbH [100.0%] |
Background
The 780 MW plant was commissioned in 1981. It was jointly owned by RWE and STEAG.[1][2] In 2018, German utility STEAD announced it was acquiring RWE’s stake in the plant.[3]
In May 2021, STEAG announced that the power plant would be shut down.[4]
A 2021 auction finalized terms to close over 2,100 MW of coal power, including the Bergkamen A plant by October 2022.[5][6]
As of July 2022, due to energy security concerns in light of the war in Ukraine, the plant may stay online or in reserve until 2024.[7] In March 2022, STEAG had still planned to decommission the plant later that year.[8]
Coal shortages
In September 2021, STEAG filings revealed the plant had ceased generation four times for up to six days at a time due to external factors. The temporary shutdowns came at a time when a limited supply of gas led German power utilities to increase coal generation leading to coal shortages. “We are short of hard coal ... There is a strong demand for coal per se and secondly, there is a strong demand for transport by barge. And since Bergkamen has no rail connection, there are no logistical alternatives available here,” said Daniel Muhlenfeld, a STEAG spokesman.[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Germany," Industcards, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Jointly Operated Power Plant Bergkamen," STEAG, 2012
- ↑ "Steag to acquire RWE stake in Bergkamen power plant," Reuters, November 20, 2018
- ↑ "Kraftwerk in Bergkamen soll vorläufig stillgelegt werden," Wa.De, May 4, 2021
- ↑ "German auction agrees terms to close over 2,100 MW of coal power," Reuters, July 13, 2021
- ↑ "Ausschreibung nach dem KVBG / Gebotstermin 30. April 2021," Bundesnetzagentur, July 14, 2021
- ↑ "Coal-fired power plants to be reconnected to the grid in the near future," Energate Messenger, July 11, 2022
- ↑ "STEAG ensures secure energy," STEAG, March 2, 2022
- ↑ "A German Power Plant Just Ran Out of Coal in Latest Energy Shock," Bloomberg, October 1, 2021
Additional data
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