Weiher power station

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Weiher power station is an operating power station of at least 724-megawatts (MW) in Quierschied, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Quierschied-Weiher Power Station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Weiher power station Quierschied, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany 49.335278, 7.030556 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit Weiher-2, Unit Weiher-3: 49.335278, 7.030556

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit Weiher-2 retired coal - bituminous 150 subcritical 1964 2001
Unit Weiher-3 operating coal - bituminous 724 subcritical 1976

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit Weiher-2 STEAG GmbH [100.0%]
Unit Weiher-3 STEAG GmbH [100.0%]

Background

The single-unit, subcritical coal plant was first built in 1976 and upgraded in 2006 to its current capacity of 724 MW. It is owned by STEAG of KSBG.[1]

In November 2016, plant owner Steag GmbH said it planned to mothball nearly a third of its German power generation capacity, including Weiher-3, citing a massive decline in wholesale prices.[2]

800 MW Expansion Proposal Abandoned

According to Deutsche Umweltshilfe, a proposal to build an 800 MW expansion at the same location was abandoned without statement of reasons in 2007.[3]

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