Bobov Dol Power Plant

Bobov Dol Power Plant
Location of Bobov Dol Power Plant in Bulgaria
Country	Bulgaria
Location	Bobov Dol
Coordinates	42°17′8″N 23°1′58″E / 42.28556°N 23.03278°E / 42.28556; 23.03278Coordinates: 42°17′8″N 23°1′58″E / 42.28556°N 23.03278°E / 42.28556; 23.03278
Status	In operation
Owner(s)	Consortium Energy JSC (Hristo Kovachki)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	2
Nameplate capacity	630 MW

Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant (Bulgarian: ТЕЦ Бобов Дол) is a coal-fired power plant situated in the lands of the village Golemo Selo near the town of Bobov Dol, Kyustendil Province in western Bulgaria.

The plant is located near the Bobov Dol coal mines and has installed capacity of 630 MW. The National Electric Company intends to sell the power plant. One of the investors has proposed to add 2 new turbines to the 3 existing one with 210 MW each so that Bobov Dol TPP can reach 1,000 MW.

Its chimney is 200 metres tall .

External links

• Nikifor Vangelov plans to build two new turbines in Bobov Dol

Power plants in Bulgaria with more than 100 megawatts (130,000 hp) installed capacity Nuclear power plants: Kozloduy - 3,760 MW Belene - 2,000 MW Thermal power plants: Maritsa Iztok 2 - 1,470 MW Varna - 1,260 MW Maritsa Iztok 3 - 900 MW Bobov Dol - 630 MW Ruse Iztok - 600 MW Maritsa Iztok 1 - 500 MW Maritsa 3 - 240 MW Republika - 180 MW Sofia - 130 MW Sofia Iztok - 100 MW Hydro power plants: Chaira - 840 MW Dospat-Vacha - 670 MW Belmeken - 375 MW Sestrimo - 240MW Batashki Vodnosilov Pat - 230 MW Kardzhali - 170 MW Gorna Arda - 160 MW Orphey - 160 MW Peshtera - 128MW Momina Klisura - 120 MW Sredna Vacha - 120 MW Ivailovgrad - 110 MW