Oroszlány power station
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Oroszlány power station is a mothballed power station in Oroszlany, Komárom-Esztergom, Central Transdanubia, Hungary.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Oroszlány power station | Oroszlany, Komárom-Esztergom, Central Transdanubia, Hungary | 47.501741, 18.271075 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 47.501741, 18.271075
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R, timepoint 2 | Construction[2] | bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes)[3] | 50[3] | – | 2024 (planned)[4][5] | – |
| 2R, timepoint 2 | Construction[2] | bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes)[3] | 50[3] | – | 2024 (planned)[6] | – |
| Unit 1, timepoint 1 | Mothballed | coal: lignite, bioenergy: unknown | 55 | subcritical | 1961 | 2024 (planned)[7] |
| Unit 2, timepoint 1 | Mothballed | coal: lignite, bioenergy: unknown | 65 | subcritical | 1962 | 2024 (planned)[7] |
| Unit 3 | Mothballed | coal: lignite | 65 | subcritical | 1962 | – |
| Unit 4 | Mothballed | coal: lignite | 65 | subcritical | 1961 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1R, timepoint 2 | Újpalotai Energia Kft; CHP-Invest Kft[5][5] | Veolia Environnement SA |
| 2R, timepoint 2 | Újpalotai Energia Kft; CHP-Invest Kft[5][5] | Veolia Environnement SA |
| Unit 1, timepoint 1 | Újpalotai Energia Kft; CHP-Invest Kft[5][5] | Veolia Environnement SA |
| Unit 2, timepoint 1 | Újpalotai Energia Kft; CHP-Invest Kft[5][5] | Veolia Environnement SA |
| Unit 3 | Újpalotai Energia Kft; CHP-Invest Kft[5][5] | Veolia Environnement SA |
| Unit 4 | Újpalotai Energia Kft; CHP-Invest Kft[5][5] | Veolia Environnement SA |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: Mothballed unit entered construction conversion phase from coal to bioenergy in 2024.
Unit 2: Mothballed unit entered construction conversion phase from coal to bioenergy in 2024.
Background
Oroszlány power station was commissioned by MVM Vertesi Eromu Zrt and began operating in 1961.[8] The plant co-fired with biomass.[9]
In September 2022, CHP-Invest Kft. and Újpalotai Energia Kft., subsidiaries of Veolia Group, acquired Oroszlány power station from MVM.[10]
As of March 2024, Units 1 and 2 were slated to cease burning coal by the end of the year.[11] As of September 2024, the units were still slated to transition by the end of the year.[12]
As of January 2025, it was not yet known if the power station had ceased burning coal.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://maps.app.goo.gl/yD7Fk6pGNWFnMwXt5.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240627165034/https://wwf.hu/tobbet-esszel-mint-biomassza-eromuvel/. Archived from the original on 2024-06-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221101080500/http://www.veolia.hu/hu/hirek/uj-tulajdonos-iranyitasa-alatt-ujraindul-az-oroszlanyi-eromu. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230326051959/https://dteurope.com/energy/oroszlany-power-plant-turns-environmentally-friendly/. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 "Oroszlány power plant". Veolia Hungary. Archived from the original on 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ↑ https://bioenergyinternational.com/veolia-acquires-shuttered-hungarian-power-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "KEMMA - Oroszlányi erőmű: lavinát indított az újraindítás". KEMMA - Oroszlányi erőmű: lavinát indított az újraindítás. 2024-03-06. Archived from the original on 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ↑ http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/42672
- ↑ András Perger, The role of coal in the Hungarian electricity sector with special attention to the use of lignite, Energia Klub, November 2009
- ↑ Oroszlány power plant, Veolia, accessed July 9, 2024
- ↑ Oroszlányi erőmű: lavinát indított az újraindítás, KEMMA, March 6, 2024
- ↑ Jó hírek az oroszlányi erőműről, Komárom-Esztergom vármegyei hírportál, September 2026, 2024
Additional data
To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
