Lippendorf power station
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Lippendorf power station is an operating power station of at least 1866-megawatts (MW) in Böhlen, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Lippendorf power station | Böhlen, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany | 51.184537, 12.372852 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- CC1, Unit R, Unit S, Veag-C, Veag-IKW: 51.184537, 12.372852
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year | Equipment | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC1, timepoint 1 | Pre-construction[2][3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[5] | 875[3][6] | combined cycle[3] | yes[3] | 2029 (planned)[5][7] | 2040 (planned)[8] | not found | no |
| Unit R | Operating | coal: lignite[9] | 933 | supercritical | yes | 1999 | 2035 (planned) | – | no |
| Unit S | Operating | coal: lignite[9] | 933 | supercritical | yes | 2000 | 2035 (planned) | – | no |
| Veag-C | Retired | coal: lignite[9] | 100 | subcritical | yes | 1969 | 2000 | – | no |
| Veag-IKW | Retired | coal: lignite[9] | 150 | subcritical | yes | 1970 | 2000 | – | no |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| CC1, timepoint 1 | Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG [100%][3] | unknown [50.0%]; EP Investment S.à r.l. [44.6%]; Tiliacordata Ltd [5.4%] |
| Unit R | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG [100%] | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG [100.0%] |
| Unit S | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG [100%] | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG [100.0%] |
| Veag-C | Vattenfall GmbH [100%][10] | Vattenfall AB [100.0%] |
| Veag-IKW | Vattenfall GmbH [100%][10] | Vattenfall AB [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): domestic
Background
The original 600 MW power station[11] was replaced between 1999 and 2000 by a new plant, which has two units with capacity of 933 MW each, known as units R and S. The new 933 MW R and S units also replaced the 840 MW Thierback power plant at Espenhain-Thierbach, Germany. The Lippendorf plant is co-owned by Vattenfall and EnBw, and fueled by lignite coal.[12]
In June 2019, plant owner EnBW decided to take its unit S offline: "The evaluation of the various parameters leads EnBW at the present time 'to the business decision not to operate the block in Lippendorf on the market'. Such parameters include the wholesale price, carbon price, market demand, and operating costs."[13]
In May 2025, EnBW sold its shares of Lippendorf power station to the Czech company EP Energy Transition. The company would take over from January 2026.[14]
Coal supply
The fuel for running the plant is guaranteed by long-term supply contracts with central German lignite producers Vereinigte Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlenwerke AG (MIBRAG). Heuersdorf, a village of 320 people, was relocated, as it was on the proposed site for the opencast brown coal mine that was to supply the new Lippendorf power station.[12]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "51.1822%2C12.3759". OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ↑ https://www.marktstammdatenregister.de/MaStR/Einheit/Detail/IndexOeffentlich/9094259.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230402071807/https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/wirtschaft/braunkohle-kraftwerk-ausstieg-mibrag-leag-enbw-lippendorf-100.html. Archived from the original on 2023-04-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "So will die Leag ihr Braunkohlekraftwerk in Boxberg ersetzen - Wirtschaft in Sachsen". 2023-10-13. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230418095318/https://www.lvz.de/lokales/leipzig-lk/borna/weg-von-der-kohle-leag-baut-in-lippendorf-wasserstofffaehiges-kraftwerk-XAQESRZPAJCWDKRBNWRD6CKHFE.html. Archived from the original on 2023-04-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG (2023-11-01). "14.1 Klärung des UVP-Erfordernisses" (PDF). uvp-verbund.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-13. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ↑ https://www.georg-ludwigvonbreitenbuch.de/aktuelles/2022/kohle-gas-wasserstoff-landtagsabgeordnete-besuchen-kraftwerk-boehlen-lippendorf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.energate-messenger.com/news/244186/h2-ready-power-plants-leag-prioritises-locations.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.northdata.com/Vattenfall+GmbH,+Berlin/Amtsgericht+Charlottenburg+%28Berlin%29+HRB+124048+B.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Jeffrey H. Michel (October 2000). "Eastern German improvements in air quality: win or draw?". Heuersdorf Online. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Lippendorf Power Plant, Germany," Power Tech, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Kraftwerk Lippendorf produziert nur noch halb so viel Strom," LVZ, 7.06.2019
- ↑ EnBW becomes lignite-free, Energate GmbH, May 21, 2025
Additional data
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