Będzin Power Station

Będzin Power Station
Official name Elektrociepłownia Będzin
Country Poland
Location Będzin
Coordinates 50°18′14″N 19°8′16″E / 50.30389°N 19.13778°E / 50.30389; 19.13778Coordinates: 50°18′14″N 19°8′16″E / 50.30389°N 19.13778°E / 50.30389; 19.13778
Status Operational
Construction began 1913
Commission date 1916
Owner(s) Elektrociepłownia Będzin S.A.
Power generation
Units operational 81.5 MW
Make and model 13UCK 80
Thermal capacity 445 MWt
CHP heating capacity 83 MWt
Annual net output 151 GW·h (2014)
Website
www.pke.pl

Będzin Power Station (Polish: Elektrociepłownia Będzin) is a cogeneration plant in Będzin, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.[1][2][3]

The plant is operated by the Elektrociepłownia Będzin S.A. company. It is the major energy provider for the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie. Its construction begun in 1913, and it started operating in 1916. The company is a stock action company since 1993, and is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Electrical production in 2014 was 151,140 MW·h.[4]

Rated capacity of the two OP-140 utility boilers is 2 x 145 t/h = 290 t/h,[5] equivalent to 112,6 MWt each, 225,2 MWt total.[6]

Rated heat capacity of the heating boilers (1 x WP-70 and 1 x WP-120) is 220.2 MWt. The total installed heat capacity is 445.4 MWt[7] plus 83.5 MWt in cogeneration from the 13UCK 80 turboset.[8] (UCK is a turbine classification acronym which stands for "kondensacyjne z upustami przemysłowymi i ciepłowniczymi", polish for "condensation with industrial and district heating")[9]

See also

References

  1. "Bedzin CHP Coal Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. "Coal-Fired Plants in Poland - Slaskie". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. "Generating facilities". Elektrociepłownia Będzin. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. Annual Report 2014, page 50
  5. Annual Report 2014, page 55
  6. Elektrociepłownia „Będzin” Spółka Akcyjna - Raport roczny 2006
  7. Annual Report 2014, page 56
  8. Budowa Maszyn Energetycznych (Polish, Construction of Power Machines)
  9. Ministry of Economy - Formular G-10.3 (in Polish)


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