Konin power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Konin power station is an operating power station of at least 50-megawatts (MW) in Gosławice, Konin, Wielkopolskie, Poland with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Konin power station Gosławice, Konin, Konin, Wielkopolskie, Poland 52.283657, 18.269475 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2, Unit 4: 52.283657, 18.269475
  • Unit 5, Unit 6: 52.2833, 18.27

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 2 retired coal - lignite 50 subcritical 1958 2020
Unit 4 retired coal - lignite 65 subcritical 1958 2020
Unit 5 retired coal - lignite 50 subcritical 1960 2020
Unit 5 pre-construction[1] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[2] 50[2] 1958[3]
Unit 6 operating[2] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[2] 50[2] 2012[2]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 2 Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów Adamów Konin SA (ZE PAK SA) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów Adamów Konin SA (ZE PAK SA) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów Adamów Konin SA (ZE PAK SA) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Ze Pak SA[4]
Unit 6 Ze Pak SA[4]

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 5: Unknown or atypical conversion status

Background

The power station is owned by Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów Adamów Konin SA and located in Konin, Konin, Wielkopolskie Province, Poland.[5]

As of July 2023, the Konin plant was operating a single 50 MW unit fueled with wood chips, forest residuals, short-rotation coppice (SRC) and agricultural residues.[6]

From 1958 to 2020, Konin also operated three coal-fired units. All of the plant's coal-fired units are now retired, though the 50 MW Unit 5 is in the process of being converted to run on biomass, with an anticipated commissioning date of 2024.[6][7][8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220524021621/https://ri.zepak.com.pl/en/reports/current-reports/1559-conclusion-of-a-loan-agreement-for-financing-an-investment-project-at-konin-power-plant.html. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://bioenergyinternational.com/ze-pak-selects-valmet-to-convert-lignite-fired-boiler-to-biomass/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230321052918/https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/polands-ze-pak-konin-power-plant-to-transition-to-biomass-from-coal/. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20170719071041/http://zepak.com.pl:80/en/power-plants/patnow-konin-power-plants/konin-power-plant.html. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/40614
  6. 6.0 6.1 Alan Sherrard (April 29, 2020). "ZE PAK selects Valmet to convert lignite-fired boiler to biomass | Bioenergy International". Bioenergy International.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Konin Power Plant". ZEPAK -. Retrieved 2023-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Current reports". ZEPAK. May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.