| Plomin Power station | |
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 Plomin Power Station in 2007, with two steam tubine units. | |
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| Official name | Termoelektrana Plomin |
| Country | Croatia |
| Location | Plomin, Istria County |
| Coordinates | 45°08′11″N 14°09′54″E / 45.13639°N 14.16500°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1970 |
| Owner | Hrvatska elektroprivreda |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Stone coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 199 MW - Plomin B |
| Make and model | Dolmer - Plomin A Končar - Plomin B |
| Units decommissioned | 1 x 120 MW - Plomin A |
| Nameplate capacity | 199 MWh |
| Annual net output | 1,459.1 GWh |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Plomin Power Station (Croatian: Termoelektrana Plomin) is a coal-fired power station near Plomin, Croatia. As of 2021, its production corresponded to 7.6% of Croatia's electricity needs.[1]
The power plant consists of two boiler units: TE Plomin A, built in 1969 and shut down in 2018 and TE Plomin B, built in 2000. Both are operated by Hrvatska elektroprivreda, and the latter was co-owned with RWE Power AG.[2] On 28 May 2015, the contract signed by the two parties in 1996 expired, thereby transferring the thermal power plant into 100 percent ownership of HEP. They generate a total of 199 megawatt. In 2021 their total output was 1,459.1 GWh.[1]
In 2011, the reconstruction of the Plomin A Power Station was proposed for a more efficient and safer functioning. The capacity of the new station, named Plomin C, will be of 500 MW instead the 125 MW of the old one, a fact that created ambiguities as it was mostly viewed as a new project rather than a reconstruction of the Plomin A plant. As a result, the Plomin Power Station capacity will increase from 335 MW to 710 MW. The upper limit of 335 MW was planned to be the maximum to be allowed at Plomin plant, an increase in capacity being possible only using gas rather than coal. However, the Croatian government supported the project, viewing it as “rational and cost effective”.[3]
Plomin Power Station has a 340 metres (1,120 ft) tall chimney, which is the tallest constructed structure in Croatia.
- ^ a b "Energija u Hrvatskoj 2021" (PDF). Energetski institut Hrvoje Požar (in Croatian and English). Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Republic of Croatia. ISSN 1848-1787. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ . TE Plomin Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of HEP Proizvodnja
- ^ Coal-based Plomin power plant more rational, cost-effective[permanent dead link], Daily tportal website