Megalopoli power station
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Megalopoli power station, also called Megalopolis power station, is a coal- and gas-fired power station in Peloponnísou, Greece.
Location
The map below shows the location of the plant in Megalopoli, Arkadía.
Background on Plant
Megalopoli power station was a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 850 MW. The first two units of 125 MW each were completed in 1970 and retired in 2011. Units 3-4 of 300 MW each are still operating. The plant is owned by Public Power Corporation. Megalopoli was extended with two 400-MW CCGT blocks in 2012.[1]
On September 1, 2019, PPC said it would begin to close the Megalopoli and Amyntaio power station in consultation with local communities, with consultations to begin in 2020.[2]
On September 13, 2019, the Greek Supreme Court declined to renew the environmental permits of the Megalopoli A & B lignite power plants. Both lignite stations emit higher levels of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides than allowed by EU standards.[3]
In September 2019 the Greek Prime Minister announced the country will phase out all coal-powered electricity production by 2028. Megalopoli power station is planned for retirement in 2022-2023.[4]
In December 2021, PPC stated that the operating life of the remaining coal-fired capacity at the Megalopoli power station would be extended until 2025.[5]
In 2022, Unit 3 was retired.[6]
Plant Details of coal units
- Sponsor: Public Power Corporation[7]
- Parent company: Public Power Corporation
- Location: Megalopolis, Arkadía, Peloponnísou, Greece
- Coordinates: 37.417449, 22.107892 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Gross generating capacity (operating): 300 MW coal-fired, 811 MW gas-fired
- Coal Plant Type: Subcritical
- Coal type: Lignite
- Coal source:
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Lignite-Fired Plants in Greece," Industcards, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Plan to make PPC more attractive to investors," Ekathimerini, Sep 1, 2019
- ↑ "Το ΣτΕ ακυρώνει περιβαλλοντικές άδειες λιγνιτικών σταθμών," Greenpeace, Sep 13, 2019
- ↑ "Οι μεσοπρόθεσμες στρατηγικές προτεραιότητες της ΔΕΗ: και οι οικονομικές προοπτικές για το 2020," PPC, January 2020
- ↑ "PPC extends operation of seven lignite units to ensure supply," Ekathimerini, December 29, 2021
- ↑ Communication with Europe Beyond Coal (EBC), January 29, 2022
- ↑ Megalopolis Unit V, 811 MW Combined Cycle, METKA, Nov 13, 2009
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, ID 29WGU-MEGAL-V--5 accessed October 2021
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 PPC Combined Cycle Power Plant in Megalopolis, Terna, accessed Apr 5, 2021
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 811 MW Greek gas-fired power plant enters service, Power Engineering International, Apr 22 2015