Coal-Fired Plants in Poland - other voivodeship

Belchatow-II
Location: Lodzkie
Operator: Elektrownia Belchatow II sp zoo
Configuration: 1 X 858 MW
Fuel: lignite
Operation: 2010
Boiler supplier: Alstom, Rafako
T/G supplier: Alstom
EPC: Alstom
Quick facts: At completion, this advanced supercritical unit will be the largest generating unit in Poland. The project company was registered in Sep 1996 to build the plant and is 100% owned by PGE. The unit is expected to cost about €1.6bn.

Artist's rendition courtesy of Alstom
Posted 7 Mar 2010

 

Dolna Odra
Location: Zachodniopomorskie
Operator: PGE Zespól Elektrowni Dolna Odra SA
Configuration: 8 X 215 MW
Operation: 1974-1977
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Rafako
T/G supplier: Zamech, LMZ, Dolmel, Electrosila
Quick facts: Dolna Odra is one of three power plants owned by Zespol Elektrowni Dolna Odra and is the only large plant in northwest Poland. In 1993, Dolna Odra began extensive modernization activities at its plants and in 2000, acquired new controls systems from Pavilion Technologies and ABB for Units 7&8.

Photograph courtesy of www.elektrownie.com.pl
Posted 17 Aug 2005

Lubin Copper Mine
Location: Dolnoslaskie
Operator: Energetyka Sp zoo
Configuration: 3 X 10 MW CHP
Operation: 1969-1973
Fuel: coal
Boiler supplier: Rafako, Fakop
T/G supplier: Jugo, Dolmel

Photograph courtesy of Energetyka Sp zoo
Posted 20 Aug 2005

 

Mielec
Location: Podkarpackie
Operator: Elektrocieplownia Mielec Spolka zoo
Configuration: 1 X 4 MW, 1 X 6 MW, 1 X 20 MW CHP
Operation: 1963-2004
Fuel: coal
Boiler supplier: Rafako
T/G supplier: Kaluga
Quick facts: This CHP plant is located in the EURO-PARK Mielec Special Economic Zone and supplies Mielec and local industries with power and heat. In 2001, 85.37% shares of the company were acquired by EETEK Ltd representing DEXIA-FondElec Energy Efficiency and Emissions Reduction Found LP investment fund.

Photograph courtesy of Elektrocieplownia Mielec Spolka zoo
Posted 8 Oct 2006

Polaniec
Location: Swietokrzyskie
Operator: Electrabel Polaniec SA
Configuration: 8 X 225 MW
Operation: 1979-1983
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Taganrog
T/G supplier: Zamech, Dolmel, Electrosila
Quick facts: In 1998, Units 5-8 were retrofit with FGD scrubbers. In 2000 and 2003, Electrabel acquired the entire ownership of the plant from the State Treasury. In the fall of 2004, an €8mn joint venture with forest products group Metso Paper got underway to supply and prepare biomass for co-combustion at Polaniec.

Photograph courtesy of Electrabel Polaniec SA
Posted 14 Sep 2004

Pomorzany
Location: Zachodniopomorskie
Operator: Zespol Elektrowni Dolna Odra SA
Configuration: 2 X 60 MW CHP
Operation: 1960
Fuel: coal
Boiler supplier: Babcock RFN
T/G supplier: AEG
Quick facts: The precipitator on Unit-2 was changed out in 2002 by Balcke-Rurr Rothemuhle Polska.

Photograph by Marcin Salamonczyk and courtesy of www.elektrownie.ovh.org
Posted 15 Nov 2006

 

Turow
Location: Dolnoslaskie
Operator: PGE Elektrownia Turow SA
Configuration: 3 X 235 MW, 3 X 261 MW, 3 X 206 MW
Operation: 1962-1971
Fuel: lignite
Boiler supplier: FW, EVT, Rafako
T/G supplier: Alstom, Zamech, Dolmel, Elektrotiazm, Electrosila, LMZ
Quick facts: Six of Turow's units have been retrofit with CFB boilers by Foster Wheeler.

Photograph courtesy of Elektrownia Turow SA
Re-posted 21 Oct 2006

Zeran
Location: Mazowieckie

Operator: Elektrocieplownie Warszawskie SA
Configuration: 10 X 25 MW CHP
Operation: 1954-1969
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Taganrog
T/G supplier: Zamech, Dolmel, Skoda, BMZ
Quick facts: Zeran has a total capacity of capacity is 298 MWe and 1,554 MWt. The plant has been partially repowered with CFB boilers and has updated its pollution control and water systems.

Photograph courtesy of Vattenfall
Posted 19 Nov 2004

Zgierz
Location: Lodzkie
Operator: Energetyka Boruta Sp zoo
Configuration: 1 X 16.7 MW, 1 X 19.6 MW CHP
Fuel: lignite, peat
Operation: 2010
Boiler supplier: Rafako
T/G supplier: Lang, GANZ
Quick facts This DHS company was formed in 1998 and is now controlled by ELBIS. The power station had its genesis about 50yrs ago as part of the industrial concern Zakadów Przemysu Barwników Boruta SA.

Photograph courtesy of e-gospodarka.miasto.zgierz.pl
Posted 24 Jul 2010

Abbreviations

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

Updated 07/24/10

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