Bernburg Alkali power station

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Bernburg Alkali power station is a 140-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in the state of Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Location

The map below shows the location of the power station in Bernburg, the state of Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

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Background

The Bernburg Alkali power station was built to provide heat and electricity to Solvay Chemicals GmbH's soda (and other products) production facility. It uses a combined-cycle gas-fired turbine to provide 140 MW of combined heat and power (CHP) to the facility.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Solvay Chemicals GmbH
• Parent company:
• Location: Bernburg, the state of Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
• Coordinates: 51.8026, 11.7515 (exact)
• Gross generating capacity (operating): 140 MW
  • Gas-fired combined cycle with CHP, 140 MW (start-up in 1994)