Dolna Odra Power Station

Dolna Odra Power Station
Location of Dolna Odra Power Station
Official name	Elektrownia Dolna Odra
Country	Poland
Location	Nowe Czarnowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Coordinates	53°12′28″N 14°28′2″E / 53.20778°N 14.46722°E / 53.20778; 14.46722Coordinates: 53°12′28″N 14°28′2″E / 53.20778°N 14.46722°E / 53.20778; 14.46722
Status	Operational
Commission date	1974
Owner(s)	PGE
Operator(s)	PGE Zespol Elektrowni Dolna Odra SA
Power station information
Primary fuel	Coal
Generation units	2 x 220 MW 6 x 232 MW
Turbine manufacturer(s)	Rafako Zamech LMZ Dolmel Electrosila
Thermal capacity	100 MWt
Power generation information
Installed capacity	1,772 MW
Net generation	5,900 GW·h
As of 28 November 2010

Dolna Odra Power Station is a coal-fired power station at Nowe Czarnowo near Gryfino in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It consists of 8 units, 2 with 220 MW and 6 with 232 MW, which went in service between 1974 and 5 to 8 were awarded in 1977. Since 1993, Dolna Odra has gone through modernization process. In 2000, units 7 and 8 were equipped by new controls systems from Pavilion Technologies and ABB. Starting from October 2002, the flue gas from the units 5–8 is cleaned at the flue-gas desulfurization plant, built by Lurgi Lentjes.^[1] PGE also plans to build two new natural gas-fired units with capacity of 432 MW each.

Dolna Odra Power Station has three flue gas stacks: one with a height of 250 metres (820 ft), one with a height of 200 metres (660 ft), and one with a height of 170 metres (560 ft). A second 250 metres (820 ft) tall flue gas stack was demolished in a non-explosive way after construction of a smoke cleaning facility, which uses the mentioned 200 metres (660 ft) tall stack.

On 24 January 2010, an explosion of coal dust killed one employee and injured three. Part of a plant's coal supply system has been damaged.^[2]

See also

• List of power stations in Poland
• List of tallest structures in Poland

References

1. ^ (PDF) FGD Limestone Plant. Dolna Odra, Poland. AE&E Lentjes GmbH. http://cms.aee-group.com/references/pdf/ger_ref_300340.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
2. ^ "Information on accident in the Dolna Odra Power Plant" (PDF) (Press release). PGE. 2010-01-25. http://www.pgesa.pl/en/InvestorRelations/CurrentReports/Pages/CR_004_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-28.