Pocerady power station

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Pocerady power station is an operating power station of at least 2694-megawatts (MW) in Pocerady, Ustecky, Czech Republic.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pocerady power station Pocerady, Ustecky, Czech Republic 50.4267, 13.6747 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase 1 Unit 2, Phase 1 Unit 3, Phase 1 Unit 4, Phase 2 Unit 1, Phase 2 Unit 2, Unit GT1, Unit GT1: 50.4267, 13.6747

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Phase 1 Unit 2 operating coal - lignite 200 subcritical 1970
Phase 1 Unit 3 operating coal - lignite 200 subcritical 1971
Phase 1 Unit 4 operating coal - lignite 200 subcritical 1971
Phase 2 Unit 1 operating coal - lignite 200 subcritical 1977
Phase 2 Unit 2 operating coal - lignite 200 subcritical 1977
Unit GT1 operating[2][3] gas[2] 847[2] combined cycle[4] yes[5] 2014[3]
Unit GT1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 847[2] combined cycle[4] 2014[3]

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
Phase 1 Unit 2 CEZ Group [100.0%]
Phase 1 Unit 3 CEZ Group [100.0%]
Phase 1 Unit 4 CEZ Group [100.0%]
Phase 2 Unit 1 CEZ Group [100.0%]
Phase 2 Unit 2 CEZ Group [100.0%]
Unit GT1 CEZ Group[6] CEZ AS [100.0%]
Unit GT1 CEZ Group CEZ Group

Background

The initial installed power output of the plant was 6 x 200 MW. Units 1 and 2 were commissioned in 1970, Units 3 and 4 in 1971, and Units 5-6 in 1977. Unit 1 was decommissioned in 1994.[7]

Ownership was set to be transferred from CEZ Group to Sev.en Energy for CZK 2 billion in 2024.[8] However, in October 2020, the parties reached an agreement to transfer ownership of the coal plant to Sev.en Energy by December 31, 2020, instead of in 2024 as initially planned. The accelerated timeline was expected to allow the company to speed up the process of modernizing and upgrading the plant to meet all emission standards by 2021.[9][10]

Coal unit retirements

According to reporting from March 2024, Sev.en Energy had informed Czech government ministers that it may shut down the Pocerady power station and Chvaletice power station in 2025. A company spokesperson had reportedly said that coal plants were becoming "uncompetitive." Closure of the two plants would also affect the Vrsany and CSA lignite mines, which, combined with the power stations, employ about 3000 people. Last year, Sev.en Energy flagged that the plants would be loss-making from 2026 and sought clarification from the government on whether it would provide funding support to keep the plants operating.[11][12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191010/https://www.wri.org/research/global-database-power-plants. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124181638/https://iuhli.cz/nejistota-kolem-plynove-elektrarny-pocerady/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182817/https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektr%C3%A1rna_Po%C4%8Derady. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802000401/https://www.gem.wiki/Pocerady_power_station. Archived from the original on 02 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802000401/https://www.gem.wiki/Pocerady_power_station. Archived from the original on 02 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. CEZ Group, "The Pocerady Power Station", CEZ Group website, accessed October 2012.
  8. "ČEZ didn´t use the option". CEZ Group. January 2, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Dentons advises Sev.en Energy on its acquisition of the Počerady power plant from ČEZ", Dentons, October 23, 2020.
  10. "Power and Heating Generation", Sev.en Energy, accessed July 2021.
  11. "Major Czech power producer may shut coal-fired plants in 2025 - Seznam Zpravy," Nasdaq, March 1, 2024
  12. "Tykač varuje, že už za rok zavře své elektrárny. Ve hře je 3000 pracovních míst," Seznam Zprávy, March 1, 2024

Additional data

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