Official name Elektrownia Łagisza Location Będzin Commission date 1963; 2009 Phone +48 32 267 10 00 Construction cost 400 million EUR Primary fuel Coal | Country Poland Status Operational Secondary fuel Biomass Owner Tauron Wytwarzanie Construction began 1960 | |
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Address Pokoju 14, 42-504 Będzin, Poland Similar Siersza Power Station, Łaziska Power Station, Bełchatów Power Station, Kozienice Power Station, Dolna Odra Power Station | ||
Łagisza Power Station (Polish: Elektrownia Łagisza) is a coal-fired thermal power station at Łagisza in Będzin, Poland. The power plant has a total installed power capacity of 1,060 MW and installed cogeneration thermal capacity of 335 MW. It is operated by Południowy Koncern Energetyczny, a subsidiary of the Tauron Group.
Construction of the power station started in 1960, after it was decided in 1958 to build it. In 1963–1967, seven units with 120 MW generation capacity each were built. These units used two flue gas stacks: one with a height of 200 metres (660 ft) and one with a height of 160 metres (520 ft).
On 12 May 2006, construction of a new unit with 460 MW unit started. It was the world's first supercritical circulating fluidized bed project with the world's largest circulating fluidized bed boiler. The boiler was supplied by Foster Wheeler, while automation was supplied by Metso Automation. The generator was supplied by Alstom. The power station went in service on 30 June 2009, being built adjacent to the two old boilers it replaced. An interesting feature is that it has no chimney, as the new 133.2 metres (437 ft) tall cooling tower takes this function.