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AES Galabovo
Location: Stara Zagora
Operator: AES Bulgaria Holding
Configuration: 2 X 335 MW
Fuel: lignite
Operation: 2011
Boiler supplier: Alstom
T/G supplier: Alstom
EPC: Alstom, TGO Tekfen-Gama Partnership
Quick facts: In Jun 2006, AES broke ground on the company’s first project
in Bulgaria. The plant was commissioned on 6 Jun 2011. The $1.3bn AES
Galabovro (formerly AES Maritza East) is the largest greenfield
investment to date in southeast Europe and the single largest foreign
investment to date in Bulgaria’s power sector. Project Finance magazine
named AES Maritza "European Power Deal of the Year" for 2005 and
29 international banks were in the financing consortium. Delphos
International served as a financial advisor to AES. State-owned company
MMI supplies fuel and NEK is contracted for 15yrs to purchase all plant output.
Artist's rendition courtesy of Alstom
Posted 7 Mar 2010 |
Bobov Dol
Location: Kyustendil
Operator: Consortium Energiya MK
Configuration: 3 X 210 MW
Fuel: lignite
Operation: 1973-1975
Boiler supplier: Rafako
T/G supplier: LMZ, Electrosila
Quick facts: In a second privatization attempt, this plant was to be sold
to PPC from Greece, but the sale was cancelled in May 2007. In Mar 2008,
the Bulgarian privatization agency announced that the plant would go back on the
market with a starting price of L100mn and the plant was subsequently
acquired by a firm controlled by Hristo Kovachki. Unit-2 was deactivated
at the end of 2007, but restarted for at time in early 2009 following the
Russian-Ukraine gas dispute. All three units have be de-rated to 180 MW.
Two additional sets are to be built.
Photograph by Boby Dimitrov (wikipedia)
Posted 17 Jan 2009
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Maritza East-2
Location: Stara Zagora
Operator: Maritsa East-2 TPP plc
Configuration: 4 X 150, 2 X 210 MW, 2 X 215 MW
Fuel: lignite
Operation: 1969-1996
Boiler supplier: Podoloski
T/G supplier: Kharkov, LMZ, Electrosila
Quick facts: This is the largest thermal power plant in Bulgaria and one of
three power plants in the Maritsa East complex in the southeastern part of
the country. The plant has a 512ha site near Radetski Villare and Lake
Ovcharitsa 60km from the town of Stara Zagora. Units 7&8 are scrubbed and
Units 1-6 are in the midst of major rehabilitation and scrubber retrofits. The two 325m stacks are the tallest structures in Bulgaria.
Photograph courtesy of Maritza East-2 TPP
Re-posted 1 Mar 2008 |
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Maritza East-3
Location: Stara Zagora
Operator: Maritza East III Power Company AD
Configuration: 4 X 210 MW
Fuel: lignite
Operation: 1978-1980
Boiler supplier: Podoloski
T/G supplier: LMZ
Photograph courtesy of Maritza East
III Power Co
Posted 24 Jun 2006 |
Republika
Location: Pernik
Operator: Toplofikacia Pernik EAD
Configuration: 2 X 25 MW, 1 X 55 MW CHP
Fuel: lignite
Operation: 1951-1975
Boiler supplier: Brno
T/G supplier: Skoda
Quick facts: Republika is in Pernik in western Bulgaria. Unit-5 is being overhauled in a €6.5mn project
funded by the EBRD.
Photograph from wikipedia
Posted 17 Jan 2009
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Varna
Location: Varna
Operator: TPP Varna ead
Configuration: 6 X 210 MW CHP
Fuel: bituminous coal, natural gas
Operation: 1968-1979
Boiler supplier: Taganrog
T/G supplier: LMZ, Electrosila
Quick facts: At the beginning of Oct 2006 ČEZ completed the
acquisition of
Varna power plant in northeastern Bulgaria close to the
Black Sea port of the same name. This is the second largest thermal plant
in Bulgaria and uses imported hard coal. Varna supplied 3.73 TWh
of electricity in 2007.
Photograph by Isinov (wikipedia)
Posted 17 Jan 2009
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