Halemba Power Station

Halemba Power Station
Official name Elektrownia Halemba
Country Poland
Location Halemba, Ruda Śląska
Coordinates 50°13′57″N 18°51′07″E / 50.23250°N 18.85194°E / 50.23250; 18.85194Coordinates: 50°13′57″N 18°51′07″E / 50.23250°N 18.85194°E / 50.23250; 18.85194
Status Operational
Construction began 1943
Commission date 1962
Decommission date 1 April 2012
Owner(s) Południowy Koncern Energetyczny S.A.
Power generation
Make and model Zemech
Units decommissioned 200 MW
CHP heating capacity 60 MWt
Nameplate capacity 200 MW
Website
www.elhalemba.com.pl

Halemba Power Station (Polish: Elektrownia Halemba) is a coal-fueled power plant in Halemba district of Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.[1][2]

The construction of the plant begun in 1943, organized by Nazi German administration of occupied Poland, and using forced labor from Auschwitz Concentration Camp.[3] After the war the plant was finished by the authorities in the People's Republic of Poland, and started operation in 1962.[4] Since 2006 it has reduced operation, and was decommissioned on 1 April 2012.[5][6][7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Halemba Coal CHP Power Plant Poland". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Poland - Slaskie". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ruda Śląska: Halemba jest wystawiona na sprzedaż - nettg.pl – portal górniczy". Nettg.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  4. ↑ Grupa TAURON:. "Historia Oddział Halemba". Tauron-wytwarzanie.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  5. ↑ "Elektrownia Halemba na sprzedaż - Serwis informacyjny". Cire.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  6. ↑ "Tauron wystawił na sprzedaż Elektrownię Halemba. wnp.pl | Serwis Energetyka. Energetyka - rynek energii". Energetyka.wnp.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  7. ↑ "Elektrownia Halemba idzie pod młotek | rp.pl" (in Polish). Ekonomia.rp.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
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