Żerań Power Station

Żerań Power Station
Location of Żerań Power Station in Poland
Official name	Elektrociepłownia Żerań
Country	Poland
Location	Białołęka, Warsaw
Coordinates	52°17′40″N 20°59′37″E / 52.29444°N 20.99361°ECoordinates: 52°17′40″N 20°59′37″E / 52.29444°N 20.99361°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1954
Operator(s)	PGNiG
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Hard coal
Secondary fuel	Biomass
Cogeneration?	yes
Power generation
Thermal capacity	1,561 MWt
Nameplate capacity	350 MWe
Website

Żerań Heat Power Station (Polish: Elektrociepłownia Żerań) is a coal-fired heat power station in Białołęka, Warszawa, Poland. Built between 1952 and 1956 to Soviet design specifications – with the first turbine becoming operational on 21 July 1954 – it underwent modernisation in the years 1997-2001 when it was taken over by Vattenfall. It is now owned by PGNiG.^[1] The station has a heat generation capacity of 1,561 MW and an electric generation capacity of 350 MW.

Żerań Heat Power Station has three flue gas stacks: the tallest of which stands at 200 metres (660 ft) whilst the other two both reach a height of 110 metres (360 ft).

References

1. PGNiG Termika. "Our Plants". PGNiG Termika (in Polish). Retrieved 2014-02-18. PGNiG TERMIKA owns five plants: HP Kawęczyn, CHP Pruszków, CHP Siekierki, CHP Żerań and HP Wola. They produce approximately 401 million GJ of heat which covers 70% of the demand in Warsaw and 60% in Pruszków, Piastów and Michałowice.