Turów power station

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Turów power station is an operating power station of at least 1948-megawatts (MW) in Bogatynia, Zgorzelec, Dolnośląskie, Poland with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Turów power station Unit 11 (Unit 7R).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Turów power station	Bogatynia, Zgorzelec, Dolnośląskie, Poland	50.947717, 14.91171 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 10, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 50.947717, 14.91171
• Unit 7R: 50.94861, 14.91305

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - lignite, bioenergy - unknown	235	subcritical	1962	2044 (planned)
Unit 10	retired	coal - lignite	206	subcritical	1971	2013
Unit 2	operating	coal - lignite, bioenergy - unknown	235	subcritical	1962	2044 (planned)
Unit 3	operating	coal - lignite, bioenergy - unknown	235	subcritical	1963	2044 (planned)
Unit 4	operating	coal - lignite, bioenergy - unknown	261	subcritical	1963	2044 (planned)
Unit 5	operating	coal - lignite, bioenergy - unknown	261	subcritical	1964	2044 (planned)
Unit 6	operating	coal - lignite, bioenergy - unknown	261	subcritical	1964	2044 (planned)
Unit 7	retired	coal - lignite	200	subcritical	1965	2003
Unit 7R	operating	coal - lignite	460	ultra-supercritical	2021	2044 (planned)
Unit 8	retired	coal - lignite	200	subcritical	1970	2010
Unit 9	retired	coal - lignite	200	subcritical	1971	2012

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]
Unit 10	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]
Unit 2	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]
Unit 3	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]
Unit 4	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]
Unit 5	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]
Unit 6	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]
Unit 7	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]
Unit 7R	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]
Unit 8	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]
Unit 9	PGE Elektrownia Turow SA [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): Turów coal mine, Turow coal mine

Financing

• Source of financing: NIB Bank

Background on existing station

The plant consisted of ten 200 MW units, commissioned from 1962 to 1971. PGE undertook a US$1.6 billion modernization of units 1-6 of the plant in the early 1990s. Units 7-10 have been phased out. Unit 7 was retired in 2003. In 2010, Unit 8 was retired. Units 9 and 10 were decommissioned in 2012-2013. PGE has repowered Units 5 and 6 to co-incinerate biomass, and plans for co-firing of biomass in boilers 1, 2, 3, and 4. Units 1, 2, and 3 have been upgraded from 200 MW to 235 MW each. The plant's remaining six units had a combined capacity of 1,305 MW as of 2014. As of 2022, the original units are believed to have the following capacity:

• Unit 1: 235 MW
• Unit 2: 235 MW
• Unit 3: 235 MW
• Unit 4: 261 MW
• Unit 5: 261 MW
• Unit 6: 261 MW

The power station is owned by Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE SA or PGE Group, the name can be translated as Polish Energy Group).

As of October 2022, the power station was expected to run until 2044. Campaigns such as Stop Turow maintain that the project and accompanying mine could reasonably be closed as soon as 2026.

New Unit 7R

In June 2013, PGE announced a tender for the construction of a new unit at Turów power plant. The new block was expected to replace the three oldest energy blocks, 8,9 and 10, which were being decommissioned. Completion of the construction and commission of the new unit were scheduled for 2018. PGE described the new unit as 460 MW in a 2012 presentation, but later described it as 450 MW in size.

In March 2014, PGE picked a consortium led by Hitachi Power Europe and comprising MHPS Europe, Tecnicas Reunidas and Budimex to build the new coal-fired unit at a price of $1.07 billion. Budimex said that work would take 56 months from the start of construction.

In July 2014, PGE signed a contract with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems to build a 450-MW lignite-fueled plant at Turów using ultra-supercritical technology. The construction was planned to start in 2015 and was expected to be completed within four years.

Construction began in December 2014.

The new unit was planned for operation in the second quarter of 2020, although in May 2020 it was reported that the unit was facing delays.

In November 2020, PGE said the new unit was undergoing synchronization, and was now planned for operation on April 30, 2021.

In May 2021, PGE commissioned the new 450 to 496 MW unit, depending on accounts, at the plant.

More than PLN 4.3 billion were allocated for the construction of the New Unit 7. At the time of commissioning, prices were at a record high of more than 53 euros per ton of CO2. According to advocates, "The annual carbon footprint of the new unit is comparable to the carbon footprint of nine million air travelers between Warsaw and Athens (back and forth) or the annual mileage of two and a half million passenger cars." In addition, immediately after being commissioned, the unit failed to operate at full power and had to be turned off: the first unit closure happened just 15 days after its formal opening. In addition, in June 2021, the unit was shut down for more than a month, only to be shut down again in October 2021. The unit provides both heat and power.

Other proposed coal projects

In 2012, PGE Group said it was considering building lignite mines and power plants in the Lubuskie region, Western Poland, in a long term perspective, as the deposits of its current mine in Turow would likely be depleted within 30 years. PGE held permits to explore lignite deposits in the region.

Additional information is available at the Turów coal mine wiki page.

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