Bexbach-C power station

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Bexbach-C power station is an operating power station of at least 780-megawatts (MW) in Bexbach, Saarpfalz, Saarland, Germany.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bexbach-C power station Bexbach, Saarpfalz, Saarland, Germany 49.3635, 7.2371 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 49.363454, 7.237098


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous 780 MW subcritical - -

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 KW Bexbach VWG mbH Kommunale Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH & Co KG


Financing

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Background

The 773 MW plant was commissioned in 1983.[1]

In September 2014 STEAG agreed to the takeover of EnBW's share in the power station. EnBW held 75 percent of Bexbach-C and STEAG owned the remaining 25 percent.[2]

In November 2016, plant owner Steag GmbH said it planned to mothball nearly a third of its German power generation capacity, including Bexbach, citing a massive decline in wholesale prices.[3]

As of June 2022, in the face of energy security concerns due to the war in Ukraine, the Bexbach power station was deemed "system relevant".[4]


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