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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