Megalopoli power station

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Megalopoli power station, also called Megalopolis power station, is a 1,411-megawatt (MW) (600 MW coal-fired, 811 MW gas-fired) power plant in Peloponnísou, Greece.

Location

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Plant Details of coal units

• Sponsor: Public Power Corporation
• Parent company: Public Power Corporation
• Location: Megalopolis, Arkadía, Peloponnísou, Greece
• Coordinates: 37.417449, 22.107892 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross generating capacity (operating): 600 MW coal-fired, 811 MW gas-fired
  • Unit 3: Coal-fired, 300 MW
  • Unit 4: Coal-fired, 300 MW
  • Unit CC1: Gas-fired combined-cycle, 406 MW (start-up in 2015)
  • Unit CC2: Gas-fired combined-cycle, 406 MW (start-up in 2015)
• Coal Plant Type: Subcritical
• In service: 1975 (Unit 3), 1991 (Unit 4)
• Coal type: Lignite
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