Vojany Power Station

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Vojany Power Station
Location of the Vojany Power Station in Slovakia
Official name Elektráreň Vojany
Country Slovakia
Location Vojany
Coordinates 48°33′13″N 21°58′41″E / 48.55361°N 21.97806°E / 48.55361; 21.97806Coordinates: 48°33′13″N 21°58′41″E / 48.55361°N 21.97806°E / 48.55361; 21.97806
Status Operational
Construction began 1961
Commission date 1966
Owner(s) Slovenské elektrárne
Power station
Primary fuel Coal
Secondary fuel Natural gas
Tertiary fuel Fuel oil
Generation units 12 x 110 MW
Turbine manufacturer(s) Škoda
Power generation
Installed capacity 1,320 MW
As of 12 February 2010

Vojany Power Station is a thermal power station at Vojany, Slovakia. It consists of 12 units, with 110 MW generation capacity each. Planning of the first plant began in 1959, the project was approved in 1960, and construction began in 1961. It was commissioned in 1966. The second plant was approved in 1966, construction started in 1968, and it was commissioned in 1973–1974.[1][2]

The first plant was designed to use semi-anthracite coal imported from Ukraine by a purpose built wide-gauge rail line. Cooling water is supplied from the Zemplínska Šírava reservoir.[1][2] Its flue gas stack is 200 metres (656 ft) tall.

The second plant uses heavy fuel oil. Between 1979 and 1985 it was modernized to use also natural gas.[2] Its flue gas stack, which was completed in 1974, was originally 300 metres (984 ft) tall. In 1998, its height was reduced to 175 metres (574 ft).[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Coal- and Lignite-Fired in Central Europe". industcards.com. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "History". Slovenské elektrárne. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
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