Łagisza_Power_Station
Łagisza Power Station
Thermal power station at Łagisza in Będzin, Poland
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3][4] The boiler was supplied by Foster Wheeler, while automation was supplied by Metso Automation.[4] 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.[5] An interesting feature is that it has no chimney, as the new 133.2 metres (437 ft) tall cooling tower takes this function.
