Irsching Power Station

Irsching Power Station is close to the city of Vohburg, Germany and is operated as a so-called peak load power station. At present (2006) only unit 3 with a capacity of 440 MW is operated, the other two units, with a capacity of 150 MW (unit 1) and 300 MW (unit 2), are in cold reserve. The power station can be operated with light fuel oil and with natural gas. The operator of the power station is E.ON Kraftwerke, a subsidiary of E.ON Energy.

On December 20, 2007, a planned 18-month trial operation period of Siemens SGT5-8000H, the world's largest and most powerful gas turbine, started. After trial period the plant will be expanded to a high-efficiency combined-cycle power plant with a total output of about 530 MW and an efficiency of 62%.Cite news
title = World's largest gas turbine begins trial operation in Irsching
publisher = Power Engineering International
date = 2008-12-21
url= http://pepei.pennnet.com/display_article/315504/6/ARTCL/none/INDUS/1/World's-largest-gas-turbine-begins-trial-operation-in-Irsching/
accessdate =2008-01-13] A further gas turbine with an efficiency from 58 % is planned as unit 5.

The chimney of the power station is 200 meters high.

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