Opatovice power station

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Opatovice power station is an operating power station of at least 360-megawatts (MW) in Opatovice nad Labem, Pardubice, Pardubický, Czech Republic.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Opatovice power station	Opatovice nad Labem, Pardubice, Pardubický, Czech Republic	50.126508, 15.793312 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 50.126508, 15.793312

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	operating	coal: lignite	60	subcritical	1958
Unit 2	operating	coal: lignite	60	subcritical	1958
Unit 3	operating	coal: lignite	60	subcritical	1959
Unit 4	operating	coal: lignite	60	subcritical	1959
Unit 5	operating	coal: lignite	60	subcritical	1959
Unit 6	operating	coal: lignite	60	subcritical	1959

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Elektrarny Opatovice AS [100%]	Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [69.0%]; Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc
Unit 2	Elektrarny Opatovice AS [100%]	Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [69.0%]; Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc
Unit 3	Elektrarny Opatovice AS [100%]	Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [69.0%]; Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc
Unit 4	Elektrarny Opatovice AS [100%]	Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [69.0%]; Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc
Unit 5	Elektrarny Opatovice AS [100%]	Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [69.0%]; Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc
Unit 6	Elektrarny Opatovice AS [100%]	Energetický a průmyslový holding AS [69.0%]; Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc

Background

This 6 x 60 MW subcritical combined heat and power (CHP) plant, commissioned in 1958-59, is owned by Elektrarny Opatovice AS.

In September 2022, a briefing from EU-based NGO fern stated that there were plans for the power station to convert to natural gas and/or biomass by 2030.

In October 2022, Doosan Škoda Power signed a contract with Elektrárny Opatovice to upgrade the power station's Unit 3 to a 65 MW steam turbine. The work was expected to take place as part of a planned unit shutdown in 2023 and be completed in 2024.

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