Oroszlány power station
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Oroszlány power station is a power station in Oroszlany, Komárom-Esztergom, Central Transdanubia, Hungary with multiple units of varying statuses none of which are currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Oroszlány power station | Oroszlany, Komárom-Esztergom, Central Transdanubia, Hungary | 47.501741, 18.271075 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 3, Unit 4: 47.501741, 18.271075
- Unit 1R, Unit 2R: 47.5009, 18.2695
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | mothballed | coal - lignite, bioenergy - unknown | 55 | subcritical | 1961 | – |
| Unit 1R | announced[1] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes)[1] | 50[1] | – | 1961[2] | – |
| Unit 2 | mothballed | coal - lignite, bioenergy - unknown | 65 | subcritical | 1962 | – |
| Unit 2R | announced[1] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes)[1] | 50[1] | – | 1961[2] | – |
| Unit 3 | mothballed | coal - lignite | 65 | subcritical | 1962 | – |
| Unit 4 | mothballed | coal - lignite | 65 | subcritical | 1961 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | MVM Vertesi Eromu Zrt [100.0%] |
| Unit 1R | MVM Group[1] |
| Unit 2 | MVM Vertesi Eromu Zrt [100.0%] |
| Unit 2R | MVM Group[1] |
| Unit 3 | MVM Vertesi Eromu Zrt [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | MVM Vertesi Eromu Zrt [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: A mothballed unit announced a conversion from coal - lignite, bioenergy - unknown to bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes) in 2024.
Unit 2: A mothballed unit announced a conversion from coal - lignite, bioenergy - unknown to bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes) in 2024.
Background
Oroszlány power station was commissioned by MVM Vertesi Eromu Zrt and began operating in 1961.[3] The plant co-fired with biomass.[4]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20221101080500/http://www.veolia.hu/hu/hirek/uj-tulajdonos-iranyitasa-alatt-ujraindul-az-oroszlanyi-eromu. Archived from the original on 01 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://bioenergyinternational.com/veolia-acquires-shuttered-hungarian-power-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/42672
- ↑ András Perger, The role of coal in the Hungarian electricity sector with special attention to the use of lignite, Energia Klub, November 2009
Additional data
To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
