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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.
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 |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191010/https://www.wri.org/research/global-database-power-plants. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
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(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210802000401/https://www.gem.wiki/Pocerady_power_station. Archived from the original on 02 August 2021.
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(help) - ↑ CEZ Group, "The Pocerady Power Station", CEZ Group website, accessed October 2012.
- ↑ "ČEZ didn´t use the option". CEZ Group. January 2, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Dentons advises Sev.en Energy on its acquisition of the Počerady power plant from ČEZ", Dentons, October 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Power and Heating Generation", Sev.en Energy, accessed July 2021.
- ↑ "Major Czech power producer may shut coal-fired plants in 2025 - Seznam Zpravy," Nasdaq, March 1, 2024
- ↑ "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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