Piast Ruch Power Station

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Piast Ruch Power Station is a cancelled power station in Wola, Gmina Miedźna, Pszczyna county, Śląskie, Poland. It is also known as Wola (Silesia), Czeczott (RWE).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Piast Ruch Power Station Wola, Gmina Miedźna, Pszczyna county, Śląskie, Poland 50.016287, 19.096709 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
cancelled coal: bituminous 800 supercritical 2010

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner Parent
RWE AG [100%] RWE AG [100.0%]

Background

The project will be a joint venture between RWE and Kompania Węglowa, a Polish mining company that owns the minesite and will supply the coal. It is proposed that the 1.5 billion euro project be commissioned in 2015.[1][2]

In June 2008 RWE and Kompania Węglowa stated that the project would consume approximately 2.5 million tonnes of locally produced hard coal a year. The joint venturers have flagged that they are aiming to get approvals for the project in 2009-2010.[3]

In 2010 RWE said it was pulling the plug on the plant because of the continued global economic downturn and concerns about the future price of carbon emissions in Europe, making the project "economically unviable."[4]

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