Opole Power Plant
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| Coordinates | 50°48′N 17°54′E / 50.8°N 17.9°E |
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Opole Power Plant is a coal-fired thermal power station in Opole, Poland, 100 km (62 mi) from Katowice.[1][2] It is Poland's third largest power station with an installed capacity of 3.3 GW.[3] The plant is fueled primarily by bituminous coal and uses flue-gas desulfurization.
Four power units were constructed from 1993–1997. Two additional units were built from 2014–2019, with a total generating capacity of 3342 MW. In 2012, Rafako, Mostostal Warszawa and Polimex-Mostostal formed a consortium to construct the additional units. Due to Rafako's financial problems, they were replaced by Alstom in 2013. Construction on No. 5 and No. 6 units began in January 2014 and ended in 2019.
