Maritsa Iztok-4 power station

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Maritsa Iztok-4 power station is a cancelled power station in Galabovo, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maritsa Iztok-4 power station	Galabovo, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria	42.1444, 26.0033 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1: 42.1444, 26.0033

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	cancelled	coal - lignite	600	unknown	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	RWE AG, Mariza Iztok Mining Co (MIM)

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): coal mining & coal products

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): Maritsa Iztok coal basin

Background on Maritsa Iztok Complex

Maritsa Iztok Complex (Iztok means East in Bulgarian) is the largest energy complex in South Eastern Europe. The energy complex is located in Stara Zagora Province, south-central Bulgaria, and consists of three lignite-fired thermal power stations: Maritsa Iztok-1 power station, Maritsa Iztok-2 power station, and Maritsa Iztok-3 power station. It is located in a large lignite coal basin, which includes several mines, enrichment plants, a briquette plant and its own railway system.

The development of the thermal power and mining complex at Maritsa Iztok began in 1952, but the lignite deposits used to be known well in the mid 19 century. The Maritsa Iztok mines and power plants are interdependent as the only market for coal is the power plants, while the power plants have no other supplier of coal but the mines.

Maritsa Iztok-4

The construction of a new 600 MW power station at the Maritsa Iztok Complex is proposed by the German utility RWE: Maritsa Iztok-4. RWE and the Maritsa Iztok mining complex signed an agreement on setting up a joint company that will apply for construction of the power station. RWE expects the investment to be €900 million to €1 billion, and the power station to be ready by 2013.

There has been no news or progress on the project since 2007, and it appears to have been cancelled.

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