Te-Tol power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Te-Tol power station is an operating power station of at least 238-megawatts (MW) in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is also known as Ljubljana CHP power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Te-Tol power station Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia 46.05796, 14.54513 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GT1, GT2, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 46.05796, 14.54513

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
GT1 Operating[2][3][4] fossil gas: natural gas[5][6] 57[5][6] combined cycle[7] yes[7] 2023[8]
GT2 Operating[2][3][4] fossil gas: natural gas[5][6] 57[5][6] combined cycle[7] yes[7] 2023[8]
Unit 1 Operating coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) 42 subcritical 1966 2024 (planned)[9]
Unit 2 Operating coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) 32 subcritical 1967 2024 (planned)[9]
Unit 3 Operating coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) 50 subcritical 1984

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 Janvo Podjetje Energetika Ljubljana [100%][10] Javni Holding Ljubljana [100.0%]
GT2 Janvo Podjetje Energetika Ljubljana [100%][10] Javni Holding Ljubljana [100.0%]
Unit 1 Janvo Podjetje Energetika Ljubljana [100%][10] Javni Holding Ljubljana [100.0%]
Unit 2 Janvo Podjetje Energetika Ljubljana [100%][10] Javni Holding Ljubljana [100.0%]
Unit 3 Janvo Podjetje Energetika Ljubljana [100%][10] Javni Holding Ljubljana [100.0%]

Background

Te-Tol is short for Termoelektrarna Toplarna Ljubljana (TE-TOL), which translates to Ljubljana Thermal Power Plant.

TE-Tol station produces as much as half of all the heat that is produced in Slovenia for district heating systems. All electricity is produced in cogeneration mode and represents 3% of all electricity needs in Slovenia.[11]

Coal Units Retirement plans

The power station has been using biomass and wood chips since 2008.[11] Coal used is from the Velenje mine and since 2002 the power station has also been using Indonesian coal.[11] In 2021, the TE-TOL unit was the largest user of wood biomass for energy purposes in Slovenia.[12] Biomass accounts for about 15% of the fuel balance, 85% is coal.[13][11]

In April 2019, Energetika Ljubljana was in the final phase of the procedure for the supply of main technological equipment for the construction of a gas-steam unit (PPE-TOL), which was expected to replace two coal units in the TE-TOL unit by 2022 and enable most of the coal to be withdrawn from Ljubljana.[14]

Two oldest coal units out of the three coal blocks were going to be replaced by the gas-steam unit of 110 MW, which would replace 70% of the coal with fossil gas.[12][13]

In January 2022, the Government of Slovenia adopted the National Strategy for a Coal Exit, defining 2033 as the year by which the coal phase-out would be completed at the latest.[15] It is therefore assumed that the last coal unit will be retired by then.

Gas Units

In 2019 Mytilineos was selected as the EPC contractor.[16][17]

In January 2023, the gas replacement units were reportedly 95% complete. The two coal units slated for retirement would presumably be decommissioned in 2023.[13]

In December 2023, the gas units were not yet operating. Technical inspections and trial operation were expected to begin in early 2024.[18]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220921204353/https://www.cgdev.org/topics/carbon-monitoring-action. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230828084240/https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/ogrevanje-v-ljubljani-v-prihajajoci-sezoni-predvidoma-ze-z-novo-plinsko-parno-enoto-614136. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182523/https://n1info.si/gospodarstvo/za-ministrstvo-prehod-energetike-ljubljana-na-plin-pomembna-dodatna-okoliscina/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182653/https://www.mytilineos.com/el/i-drastiriotita-mas/klados-energeias/m-power-projects/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20161202113158/https://seenews.com/news/slovenias-energetika-ljubljana-plans-to-call-tender-for-two-gas-fired-turbines-549026. Archived from the original on 02 December 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210920230408/https://www.energetika-lj.si/sites/www.jhl.si/files/dokumenti/energetika-id-brosura-ang-web.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183306/https://www.energetika.si/sites/www.jhl.si/files/dokumenti/energetika-id-brosura-ang-web_1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220118060213/https://www.power-technology.com/contractors/powerplant/metka-sa/pressreleases/epc-chp-slovenia/. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219001555/https://www.ljubljana.si/sl/aktualno/zasedanje-skupscine-jhl-in-sveta-ustanoviteljev-2/. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220820001840/https://www.energetika.si/aktualno/podpisali-pogodbo-za-dobavo-glavne-tehnoloske-opreme-za-ppe-tol. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "About the company". www.energetika.si. unknown. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. 12.0 12.1 PROIZVODNJA, Energetika, accessed Jan 2022
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 Plin čistejši od najboljšega premoga, Delo, January 5, 2023
  14. Podpisali pogodbo za dobavo glavne tehnološke opreme za PPE-TOL, Energetika, Apr 3, 2019
  15. "Slovenia, Czech Republic to exit coal by 2033". balkangreenenergynews.com. January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. METKA Signs EPC Contract for CHP plant in Slovenia, Power Technology, Apr 5, 2019
  17. Energy in a Hearbeat Energetika Ljubljana, December 2018
  18. Zasedanje skupščine JHL in Sveta ustanoviteljev, Mestna občina Ljubljana, December 14, 2023

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.