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REK Bitola

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Country
  
Macedonia

Status
  
operational

Units operational
  
3

Location
  
Bitola, Macedonia

Nameplate capacity
  
675 MW

REK Bitola

Commission date
  
Unit 1: 1984 Unit 2: 1984 Unit 3: 1988

Mining and Energy Combine Bitola (Macedonian: Рударско-енергетски комбинат Битола), abbr. MEC Bitola (РЕК Битола, REK Bitola) is an energy company in the city of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia.

MEC Bitola operates both:

  • a coal (lignite) mine, called Suvodol coal mine, and
  • a large coal power plant, situated about 12 km from Bitola.
  • The power plant is the primary source of electrical power in Macedonia, providing for 70% of the country's needs. The plant, which was built from 1982 to 1988, generates around 4.34 million megawatt hours of electricity per year. It is regulated by the Balkan Environmental Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Network (BERCEN).

    References

    REK Bitola Wikipedia