Halemba power station

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Halemba power station is a power station in Ruda Śląska, Śląskie, Poland with multiple units of varying statuses, none of which are currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Halemba power station Ruda Śląska, Śląskie, Poland 50.2325, 18.851944 (approximate)
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Extension Cancelled coal: bituminous 440 unknown
Unit 1 Retired coal: bituminous 50 subcritical 1960 2012
Unit 2 Retired coal: bituminous 50 subcritical 1962 2012
Unit 3 Retired coal: bituminous 50 subcritical 1963 2012
Unit 4 Retired coal: bituminous 50 subcritical 1963 2012

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Extension TAURON Polska Energia SA [100%] TAURON Polska Energia SA [100.0%]
Unit 1 TAURON Wytwarzanie SA [100%] TAURON Polska Energia SA [100.0%]
Unit 2 TAURON Wytwarzanie SA [100%] TAURON Polska Energia SA [100.0%]
Unit 3 TAURON Wytwarzanie SA [100%] TAURON Polska Energia SA [100.0%]
Unit 4 TAURON Wytwarzanie SA [100%] TAURON Polska Energia SA [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): Halemba coal mine

Background

Halemba Power Station was a 4 x 50 MW subcritical coal-fueled power plant in Poland.[1][2]

The construction of the plant began in 1943, organized by Nazi German administration of occupied Poland, and using forced labor from the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.[3] After the war the plant was finished by the authorities in the People's Republic of Poland, and started operation in 1962-1963.[4]

Since 2006 it has reduced operation, and was decommissioned on April 1, 2012.[5][6]

Proposed power station

In 2008 Tauron proposed a 440 MW coal-fired unit in Halemba, to be completed in 2012,[7] but the project is not listed on the Tauron website and appears to have been cancelled.

Coal mine

The Halemba coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, 273 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Halemba represents one of the largest coal reserves in Poland, having estimated reserves of 120 million tonnes of coal.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Halemba Coal CHP Power Plant Poland". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. "Coal-Fired Plants in Poland - Slaskie". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. "Ruda Śląska: Halemba jest wystawiona na sprzedaż - nettg.pl – portal górniczy". Nettg.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  4. Grupa TAURON:. "Historia Oddział Halemba". Tauron-wytwarzanie.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  5. "Elektrownia Halemba na sprzedaż - Serwis informacyjny". Cire.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  6. "Tauron wystawił na sprzedaż Elektrownię Halemba. wnp.pl | Serwis Energetyka. Energetyka - rynek energii". Energetyka.wnp.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  7. "Vadis newsletter: Oct 13-19, 2008," cache of original newsletter accessed Apr 2014.
  8. "Oddział KWK "Halemba - Wirek"". Kompania Węglowa. 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-28.

Additional data

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