Lignite-Fired Plants in Greece

Agios Dimitrios Location: Greece Operator: Public Power Corp Configuration: 5 X 300 MW Operation: 1984-1997 Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: Stein, EVT, Biro T/G supplier: Alsthom, LMZ, Eelctrosila, Ansaldo Quick facts: Agios Dimitrios is the largest power plant in Greece.  The plant is in the heart of the Western Macedonia lignite fields. Photograph courtesy of Public Power Corp Posted 15 Sep 2002	Amyntaio Location: Greece Operator: Public Power Corp Configuration: 2 X 300 MW Operation: 1987-1988 Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: Stein T/G supplier: LMZ Quick facts: These units are part of the largest Greek lignite production center in the Ptolemais-Amyntaion district where there are 16 generating units with a total capacity of 4,050 MW. Photograph courtesy of Public Power Corp Posted 19 Jun 2001	Florina Location: Greece Operator: Public Power Corp Configuration: 1 X 330 MW Operation: 2003 Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: Ganzrock T/G supplier: ABB EPC: ABB Photograph courtesy of Alstom Power Posted 24 Nov 2004
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Kardia Location: Greece Operator: Public Power Corp Configuration: 4 X 300 MW Operation: 1975-1981 Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: Stein, Ganz-Rock T/G supplier: Alsthom, LMZ, Teploenergo EPC: Zarubezhenergoproekt. Photograph courtesy of Public Power Corp Posted 15 Feb 2004	Megalopolis Location: Greece Operator: Public Power Corp Configuration: 2 X 125 MW, 2 X 300 MW Operation: 1970-1991 Fuel: lignite, bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Vereinigte Kesselwerke T/G supplier: AEG, Siemens Quick facts: Megalopolis is to be extended with a 400-MW CCGT plant. Photograph courtesy of Public Power Corp Posted 12 Mar 2002	Ptolemais Location: Greece Operator: Public Power Corp Configuration: 1 X 70 MW, 2 X 125 MW, 1 X 300 MW Operation: 1959-1973 Fuel: lignite Boiler supplier: KSG, Stein, EVT T/G supplier: Alsthom, BBC Quick facts: Medium-pressure steam from the power station is used for the district heating of approximately 45% of the town of Ptolemais. The thermal capacity of the installation is 50 MWt. Photograph courtesy of Public Power Corp Posted 21 Jun 2001

Abbreviations: BBC = Brown Boveri, EPC = engineering, procurement, construction, EVT = Energie-und Verfahrenstechnik GmbH or Alstom EVT, KSG = Kohlen-Scheidungs-Gesellschaft, T/G = turbine generator

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

Updated 12/28/07

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