Siekierki Power Station

Siekierki Power Station (Polish: Elektrociepłownia Siekierki) is a combined heat and power plant at Augustówka in Warsaw, Poland. It has an installed heat capacity of 2,081 MW and power generation capacity of 622 MW. Construction work on the station started in 1958, and in 1961 the first 50 MW unit went in service. Three further units followed in 1962, increasing its power to 200 MW.

Siekierki Power Station
Official nameElektrociepłownia Siekierki
CountryPoland
LocationSiekierki, Warsaw
Coordinates52°11′17″N 21°5′24″E
StatusOperational
Construction began1958
Commission date1961
Owner(s)
Operator(s)PGNiG
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Thermal capacity2,081 MW
Power generation
Nameplate capacity622 MW
External links
Website
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Further units, increasing the power of the station to 600 MW were built between 1974 and 1978.

On April 26, 1976 a turbine disintegrated, whereby one blade shot through the roof and a fire broke out. A further fire occurred on June 2, 2010.

Previously owned by Vattenfall it is now owned by PGNiG.[1]

Technical data

The length of the building is 400 metres (1,300 ft). The power station has a heat reservoir 47 metres (154 ft) tall and a volume of 30,400 cubic metres (1,070,000 cu ft). The power station has five flue gas stacks.

Name Year of built Pinnacle height Coordinates Remarks
Chimney 11961120 m52.191437°N 21.089142°E / 52.191437; 21.089142 (Chimney 1)demolished in 2009
Chimney 21972200 m52.189921°N 21.088965°E / 52.189921; 21.088965 (Chimney 2)demolished in 2011
Chimney 31977200 m52.187181°N 21.088831°E / 52.187181; 21.088831 (Chimney 3)
Chimney 42009200 m52.188329°N 21.088858°E / 52.188329; 21.088858 (Chimney 4)
Chimney 52009170 m52.191029°N 21.089351°E / 52.191029; 21.089351 (Chimney 5)

References

  1. PGNiG Termika. "Our Plants". PGNiG Termika (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-18. PGNiG TERMIKA owns five plants: HP Kawęczyn, CHP Pruszków, CHP Siekierki, CHP Żerań and HP Wola. They produce approximately 401 million GJ of heat which covers 70% of the demand in Warsaw and 60% in Pruszków, Piastów and Michałowice.
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