Lodz-4 power station
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Lodz-4 power station is an operating power station of at least 215-megawatts (MW) in Łódzkie, Poland with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Lodz-4 power station | Łódzkie, Poland | 51.74564, 19.53963 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- CC1, CC2, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 51.74564, 19.53963
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC1 | Pre-construction[2] | bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), fossil gas: natural gas[3][2] | 50[2] | combined cycle[2] | yes[4] | 2026 (planned)[2] | – |
| CC2 | Pre-construction[5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas[5] | 210[5] | gas turbine[5] | yes[5] | 2027 (planned)[5] | – |
| Unit 1 | Operating | coal: bituminous, bioenergy: unknown | 55 | subcritical | yes | 1977 | 2030 (planned)[7][8] |
| Unit 2 | Operating | coal: bituminous, bioenergy: unknown | 55 | subcritical | yes | 1978 | 2030 (planned)[7][8] |
| Unit 3 | Operating | coal: bituminous, bioenergy: unknown | 105 | subcritical | yes | 1992 | 2030 (planned)[7][8] |
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 | Veolia Energia Łódź SA[5] | unknown; Veolia Environnement SA |
| CC2 | Veolia Energia Łódź SA[5] | unknown; Veolia Environnement SA |
| Unit 1 | Veolia Energia Łódź SA[5] | unknown; Veolia Environnement SA |
| Unit 2 | Veolia Energia Łódź SA[5] | unknown; Veolia Environnement SA |
| Unit 3 | Veolia Energia Łódź SA[5] | unknown; Veolia Environnement SA |
Ownership Tree
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Background
The Lodz-4 power station is a cogeneration plant connected to the national grid, supplying heat and power to the area of Lodz.[9] Preparation and construction began in 1973, with the first 55 MW unit completed in 1977. Another 55 MW unit was completed the year after, and in 1992, one more 105 MW was added to increase capacity. In January 2015, the plant's operating company (Dalkia Lodz) changed its brand and continued its operations under Veolia.[10]
In recent years, Veolia has replaced part of Lodz-4's coal fuel with biomass; they hope to replace more coal with pre-refused derived fuels (RDF), gas, biomass, and other more renewables fuels to reduce the plant's environmental impact.[11]
In 2017, Climate Analytics' report showed that in order to meet the goals from the Paris Agreement, Lodz-4's units would have to shut down between 2021 and 2025, at the latest.[12]
In August 2024, an Arup supplementary report for Veolia Energia Polska’s planned waste-to-energy project in Łódź stated that all assessed transition scenarios assumed a phase-out of coal-based infrastructure in 2029 or 2030, with gas expected to be phased out in 2035 (to be replaced by biomethane in gas units).[13] In the Energy Regulatory Office’s public power plant database (version 3.5, dated 12 February 2025), the end of coal operations for the Łódź plant was listed as end-2030.[14]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "51.7454%2C19.5401". OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Decyduje się los elektrociepłowni na odpady wartej ponad miliard złotych - WysokieNapiecie.pl". wysokienapiecie.pl. 2022-12-17. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ↑ "Prąd i ciepło powstają w Łodzi ze ścieków! Jak to możliwe?". lodz.pl. 2023-01-31. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ↑ "Blok gazowy w EC4 z pozwoleniem na budowę – Veolia – Energia dla Łodzi". Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 https://nowaenergiadlalodzi.pl/co-robimy/dekarbonizujemy-lodzki-system-cieplowniczy.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://energy.instrat.pl/system-elektroenergetyczny/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fDJgoGoveHfpgnUnSDE3abTQzwa5BVvPgQXrLPr3pLI/edit?gid=8866035.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://nowaenergiadlalodzi.pl/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Veolia_Raport_uzupelniajacy_PL.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Dalkia Lodz EC-4 CHP Power Plant Poland - GEO". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Veolia Energia Łódź – Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia". pl.wikipedia.org (in polski). Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ "Cities of Łódź & Poznań - Poland". Veolia. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ "EU Coal Phase Out Detailed Information". Climate Analytics. 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ "Raport uzupełniający: Veolia Zakład Odzysku Energii Łódź" (pdf). nowaenergiadlalodzi.pl. August 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Energy Regulatory Office: [PUBLIC] Instrat - Power plant database v3.5 12.02.2025" (spreadsheet). docs.google.com. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Additional data
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