Melnik power station
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Melnik power station is an operating power station of at least 350-megawatts (MW) in Hodonin, Melnik, Czech Republic with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Melnik power station | Hodonin, Melnik, Czech Republic | 50.413132, 14.41582 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- GT1, GT2, GT3, Phase 1 Unit 1, Phase 1 Unit 2, Phase 1 Unit 3, Phase 1 Unit 4, Phase 2 Unit 3, Phase 2 Unit 4, Phase 3 Unit 1, Phase 5 Unit 1: 50.413132, 14.41582
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Pre-construction[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 200[2] | combined cycle[2] | yes[2] | 2026 (planned)[2][4] | – |
| GT2 | Announced[4] | fossil gas: natural gas[5] | 400[5] | unknown | – | 2029 (planned)[4] | – |
| GT3 | Announced[4] | fossil gas: natural gas[5] | 400[5] | unknown | – | 2030 (planned)[4] | – |
| Phase 1 Unit 1 | Operating | coal: lignite | 60 | subcritical | – | 1960 | 2030 (planned) |
| Phase 1 Unit 2 | Operating | coal: lignite | 60 | subcritical | – | 1960 | 2030 (planned) |
| Phase 1 Unit 3 | Operating | coal: lignite | 60 | subcritical | – | 1960 | 2030 (planned) |
| Phase 1 Unit 4 | Operating | coal: lignite | 60 | subcritical | – | 1960 | 2030 (planned) |
| Phase 2 Unit 3 | Retired | coal: lignite | 110 | subcritical | – | 1971 | 2020 |
| Phase 2 Unit 4 | Operating | coal: lignite | 110 | subcritical | – | 1971 | 2026 (planned) |
| Phase 3 Unit 1 | Retired | coal: lignite | 500 | subcritical | – | 1981 | 2021 |
| Phase 5 Unit 1 | Cancelled | coal: lignite | 110 | unknown | – | 2020 | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GT1 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
| GT2 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
| GT3 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
| Phase 1 Unit 1 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
| Phase 1 Unit 2 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
| Phase 1 Unit 3 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
| Phase 1 Unit 4 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
| Phase 2 Unit 3 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
| Phase 2 Unit 4 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
| Phase 3 Unit 1 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
| Phase 5 Unit 1 | CEZ AS [100%][6] | CEZ AS [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): North Bohemia and West Bohemia mines
Background
The Melnik power station involves three plants: Power plant I was commissioned as four units of 60 MW each in 1960; Plant II was commissioned as two units of 110 MW each in 1971; and Plant III was commissioned as a 500 MW unit in 1981. The power station is fueled by lignite coal from North Bohemia and West Bohemia mines.[7]
Coal retirements
Announcements in 2018
In January 2018, CEZ announced plans for three new plants to be built: one gas boiler (Melnik IV), one lignite boiler (Melnik V), and a waste facility (Melnik VI). Two of the old plants (II and III) would be shut down as soon as the new ones were operational:[8][9]
- Melnik I - would stay operational;
- Melnik II - would serve as backup as of mid-2020, and be shut down in 2022 with the startup of a new proposed lignite unit (Melnik V);
- Melnik III - the 500 MW unit would serve as backup as of mid-2020, and be shut down in 2024 with startup of the waste facility (Melnik VI);
- Melnik IV - a gas boiler, to be commissioned in 2021;
- Melnik V - fluid boiler (lignite coal), to be commissioned in 2022;
- Melnik VI - Energy Waste Utilization Facility (ZEVO), to be commissioned in 2024.
Melnik II and III plans
In March 2019, CEZ said Melnik III would be shut down in mid-2020, as well as one unit of the two-unit Melnik II. The remaining Melnik II unit was to focus on heat production for Prague, around 40 km away.[10]
The Mělník III power plant stopped supplying power to the grid in February 2021, and was shut down in August 2021.[11]
As of 2021, a tender for the construction of a gas boiler room, which should be in operation in 2024, was underway. The first steam-gas source was reportedly expected by 2026, which would be followed by the decommissioning of the Mělník II power plant.[11]
Although the project was shelved initially, CEZ has also revived plans to build a 200 MW gas-fired power plant to replace the coal units as they go offline.[12][13]
As of August 2021, the last remaining Melnik II unit was slated to taken offline in 2026.[14]
Melnik I plans
In August 2021, it was reported that the decommissioning of the Mělník I power plant was planned for 2030.[11]
Proposed coal expansion
Melnik V cancelled
In July 2020, ČEZ cancelled the public tender for the project without the contract being awarded.[15]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/50%C2%B024'47.3%22N+14%C2%B024'57.0%22E/@50.41313,14.41582,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x603d5ea202103f92!8m2!3d50.41313!4d14.41582.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709002329/https://www.pse.cz/en/news/cez-to-replace-coal-with-gas-at-melnik-iii-power-plant. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221106153245/https://www.e15.cz/byznys/prumysl-a-energetika/cez-ziskal-klicove-povoleni-pro-stavbu-nejvetsi-tuzemske-plynove-elektrarny-1394235. Archived from the original on 06 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://www.obnovitelne.cz/clanek/2972/modernizovana-elektrarna-melnik-spolkne-petinu-veskereho-plynu-v-cesku-presto-je-to-dobra-zprava.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://www.cez.cz/en/media/press-releases/cez-has-been-preparing-a-gas-steam-power-plant-in-melnik-which-will-also-provide-heat-for-prague-in-the-future-70041.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709014117/https://gastopowerjournal.com/projectsafinance/item/2798-%C4%8Dez-halts-plans-for-czech-gas-power-plant-at-meln%C3%ADk-site. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ CEZ Group, "The Melnik Power Station," CEZ Group website, accessed October 2012
- ↑ "New source of flue gas boiler and boiler room in Mělník," Czech Republic EIA, updated 04.05.2018
- ↑ "Dokumentace záměru Nový zdroj fluidní kotel a plynová kotelna v lokalitě Mělník," Energotrans, a.s. Horní Počaply Středočeský kraj, listopad 2017
- ↑ "Czech Republic's CEZ to close over 1 GW of coal plant by mid-2020," SP Global, March 27, 2019
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Elektrárna Mělník III je ode dneška definitivně odstavená, lokalitu čeká proměna," OM Solutions sro, August 17, 2021
- ↑ "ČEZ halts plans for Czech gas power plant at Melník site". Gas to power journal. Jan 7th, 2014. Retrieved Jun 7th, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Prague Stock Exchange". www.pse.cz. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ↑ "Elektrárna Mělník III je ode dneška definitivně odstavená, lokalitu čeká proměna," Ceske Noviny, August 17, 2021
- ↑ "Cogeneration plant construction work: 2020/S 140-345419 / Contract award notice – utilities / Results of the procurement procedure," July 22, 2020
Additional data
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