Halemba power station
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Halemba power station is a power station in Halemba, 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 | Halemba, Ruda Śląska, Ruda Śląska, Śląskie, Poland | 50.232848, 18.852592 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 50.232848, 18.852592
- Unit Extension: 50.2325, 18.851944
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Unit Extension | cancelled | coal - bituminous | 440 | unknown | – | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | TAURON Wytwarzanie SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | TAURON Wytwarzanie SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | TAURON Wytwarzanie SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | TAURON Wytwarzanie SA [100.0%] |
| Unit Extension | 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
- ↑ "Halemba Coal CHP Power Plant Poland". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Poland - Slaskie". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Ruda Śląska: Halemba jest wystawiona na sprzedaż - nettg.pl – portal górniczy". Nettg.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ Grupa TAURON:. "Historia Oddział Halemba". Tauron-wytwarzanie.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ↑ "Elektrownia Halemba na sprzedaż - Serwis informacyjny". Cire.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "Tauron wystawił na sprzedaż Elektrownię Halemba. wnp.pl | Serwis Energetyka. Energetyka - rynek energii". Energetyka.wnp.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "Vadis newsletter: Oct 13-19, 2008," cache of original newsletter accessed Apr 2014.
- ↑ "Oddział KWK "Halemba - Wirek"". Kompania Węglowa. 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
Additional data
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