Ostrołęka Power Station

Ostrołęka Power Station
Location of Ostrołęka Power Station
Official name	Elektrownia Ostrołęka
Country	Poland
Location	Ostrołęka
Coordinates	53°6′13″N 21°36′45″E / 53.10361°N 21.6125°E / 53.10361; 21.6125Coordinates: 53°6′13″N 21°36′45″E / 53.10361°N 21.6125°E / 53.10361; 21.6125
Status	Operational
Commission date	1956
Owner(s)	Energa
Operator(s)	Energa Elektrownie Ostrołęka SA
Power station information
Primary fuel	Hard coal
Secondary fuel	Biomass
Thermal capacity	456 MWt
Cogeneration?	yes
Power generation information
Installed capacity	740 MWe
As of 4 December 2010

The Ostrołęka Power Station (Polish: Elektrownia Ostrołęka) is a coal-fired thermal power station in Ostrołęka, Poland. It is owned by Energa.^[1]

The power station consists of two parts. The Ostrołęka A combined heat and power plant with installed capacity of 93 MW electricity and 456 MW heat was built in 1956. The Ostrołęka B power station was built in 1972. It consists of three units with combined installed capacity of 647 MW.^[1]

There is a plan to build the 1,000 MW Ostrołęka C unit by 2015.^[1][2] It would be supplied by coal from the Bogdanka Coal Mine.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Polish coal miner Bogdanka to supply Ostroleka power plant". Platts. 2010-10-20. http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Coal/8085925. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
2. ^ "Energa upgrading Ostroleka power station". Construction Sector in Poland (PMR). 2008-06-30. http://www.constructionpoland.com/61810/Energa_upgrading_Ostroleka_power_station.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-04.