Leipzig Nord power station

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Leipzig Nord power station is a power station in Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany with multiple units of varying statuses none of which are currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Leipzig Nord power station Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany 51.3512, 12.3784 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 51.3512, 12.3784

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 mothballed[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3][4] 172[3] combined cycle[2] 1996[4][5]
Unit 2 announced[2][6] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 308[2] unknown 2025[2]

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
Unit 1 Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH [100.0%]
Unit 2 Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.proplanta.de/Maps/Kraftwerk+Leipzig-Nord_poi1323954899.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221013054323/http://bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/sachgebiete/Elektrizitaetundgas/Unternehmen_institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/kraftwerksliste/kraftwerksliste-node.html. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220928191546/https://www.l.de/stadtwerke/erzeugung/gud/. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211105104630/https://www.leipziger-industriekultur.de/heizkraftwerknord/. Archived from the original on 05 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027034847/http://ostkohle.de/html/hw_leipzig.html. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230423115013/https://zukunft-fernwaerme.de/. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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