Oroszlány power station

From Global Energy Monitor

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.

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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] 1961[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 CHP-Invest Kft; Újpalotai Energia Kft[5][5] Veolia Environnement SA
2R, timepoint 2 CHP-Invest Kft; Újpalotai Energia Kft[5][5] Veolia Environnement SA
Unit 1, timepoint 1 CHP-Invest Kft; Újpalotai Energia Kft[5][5] Veolia Environnement SA
Unit 2, timepoint 1 CHP-Invest Kft; Újpalotai Energia Kft[5][5] Veolia Environnement SA
Unit 3 CHP-Invest Kft; Újpalotai Energia Kft[5][5] Veolia Environnement SA
Unit 4 CHP-Invest Kft; Újpalotai Energia 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 1961.

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]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://maps.app.goo.gl/yD7Fk6pGNWFnMwXt5. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240627165034/https://wwf.hu/tobbet-esszel-mint-biomassza-eromuvel/. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 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 01 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230326051959/https://dteurope.com/energy/oroszlany-power-plant-turns-environmentally-friendly/. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20240730062047/https://www.veolia.hu/en/oroszlany-power-plant. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://bioenergyinternational.com/veolia-acquires-shuttered-hungarian-power-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240711180420/https://www.kemma.hu/helyi-kozelet/2024/03/oroszlanyi-eromu-ujrainditas-forgalom-kozmeghallgatas. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/42672
  9. András Perger, The role of coal in the Hungarian electricity sector with special attention to the use of lignite, Energia Klub, November 2009
  10. Oroszlány power plant, Veolia, accessed July 9, 2024
  11. Oroszlányi erőmű: lavinát indított az újraindítás, KEMMA, March 6, 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.