Coal-Fired Plants in Germany
Sachsen and Sachsen-Anhalt

Boxberg Q Location: SN Operator: Vattenfall Europe Configuration: 1 X 907 MW Operation: 2000 Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: Steinmuller T/G supplier: Siemens Quick facts: A twin 900-MW unit was planned but never completed. The new block R is a 675-MW set expected online in 2011. Photograph courtesy of Vattenfall Posted 2 Aug 2003	Buschhaus A Location: ST Operator: BKB AG Configuration: 1 X 380 MW Operation: 1985 Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: Deutsche Babcock T/G supplier: MAN, Siemens Photograph courtesy of BKB AG Posted 2 Feb 2004	Deuben Location: ST Operator: Mibrag Configuration: 1 X 16 MW, 1 X 50 MW, 1 X 20 MW Operation: ?? Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: Siemens Photograph courtesy of Mibrag Posted 30 Nov 2003
Hagenwerder-C Location: ST Operator: VEAG Vereinigte Enegiewerke (later Vattenfall Europe) Configuration: 2 X 500 MW Operation: 1977 (ret 1997) Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: Electrosila Quick facts: This plant site is just inside the German border with Poland and has been redeveloped as an industrial park. Each unit had two 815 tph boilers. The plant was demolished in 2003. Photograph courtesy of ostkolhe Posted 5 Sep 2005	Thierbach Location: SN Operator: VEAG Vereinigte Enegiewerke (later Vattenfall Europe) Configuration: 4 X 210 MW Operation: 1969-1971 (ret 1999) Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: Podoloski T/G supplier: LMZ, Electrosila Quick facts: Plans for modernizing this power station never materialized and it was demolished in 2002. The stack was 300m tall. Photograph courtesy of ostkolhe Posted 5 Sep 2005	Wahlitz Location: ST Operator: Mibrag Configuration: 1 X 37 MW Operation: 1994 Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: ABB Photograph courtesy of Mibrag Posted 30 Nov 2003

Abbreviations: BBC = Brown Boveri, EVT = Energie-und Verfahrenstechnik GmbH,  T/G = turbine generator, tph = tons per hr

Data: Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base, industcards

Updated 04/14/07

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