Kardia power station

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Kardia power station is a power station in Pontokómi, Kozánis, Western Macedonia, Greece with multiple units of varying statuses, none of which are currently operating. It is also known as SITHYA cogeneration.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kardia power station Pontokómi, Kozánis, Western Macedonia, Greece 40.410625, 21.786145 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CHP, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 40.410625, 21.786145

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
CHP Pre-construction[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 105[2] combined cycle[2] yes[2] 2023 (planned)[4]
Unit 1 Retired coal: lignite 300 subcritical 1975 2019
Unit 2 Retired coal: lignite 300 subcritical 1975 2019
Unit 3 Retired coal: lignite 325 subcritical 1980 2021
Unit 4 Retired coal: lignite 325 subcritical 1981 2021

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
CHP Public Power Corporation SA [100%][4] Public Power Corporation SA [100.0%]
Unit 1 Public Power Corporation SA [100%][4] Public Power Corporation SA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Public Power Corporation SA [100%][4] Public Power Corporation SA [100.0%]
Unit 3 Public Power Corporation SA [100%][4] Public Power Corporation SA [100.0%]
Unit 4 Public Power Corporation SA [100%][4] Public Power Corporation SA [100.0%]

Background

Kardia power station began as a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,250 MW MW. The plant was completed between 1975 and 1981, and is owned by Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou.[5]

Units 1-2 totaling 600 MW were retired in 2019. Units 3-4 totaling 650 MW are planned for retirement in 2021.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240523232511/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/15642023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219041113/https://energypress.gr/news/enarktirio-laktisma-gia-tin-kataskeyi-neas-monadas-sithya-apo-ti-dei-gia-tin-tilethermansi. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240523232442/https://www.worldenergynews.gr/energeia/articles/552859/tilethermansi-etoimi-i-rythmisi-gia-tin-sithya-tis-dei-leitourgia-os-paragogoy-energeias-apo-11-5-eos-9-10. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240523232421/https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/energeia/rae-prasino-gia-ti-nea-monada-tis-dei-ston-ais-kardias/. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Lignite-Fired Plants in Greece," Industcards, accessed April 2016
  6. "Τις μεσοπρόθεσμες στρατηγικές της προτεραιότητες και τις οικονομικές: προοπτικές του 2020 παρουσίασε η ΔΕΗ," 16/12/2019

Additional data

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