Halemba Power Station Explained

Halemba Power Station
Name Official:Elektrownia Halemba
Coordinates:50.2325°N 18.8519°W
Country:Poland
Location:Halemba, Ruda Śląska
Status:O
Construction Began:1943
Commissioned:1962
Decommissioned:1 April 2012
Owner:Południowy Koncern Energetyczny S.A.
Ps Units Manu Model:Zemech
Ps Electrical Capacity:200
Website:www.elhalemba.com.pl

Halemba Power Station (Polish: Elektrownia Halemba) is a coal-fueled power plant in Halemba district of Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.[1] [2]

The construction of the plant begun in 1943, organized by Nazi German administration of occupied Poland, and using forced labor from Auschwitz Concentration Camp.[3] After the war the plant was finished by the authorities in the People's Republic of Poland, and started operation in 1962.[4] Since 2006 it has reduced operation, and was decommissioned on 1 April 2012.[5] [6] [7]

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  1. Web site: Halemba Coal CHP Power Plant Poland . Global Energy Observatory . 26 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Coal-Fired Plants in Poland - Slaskie . Power Plants Around The World . Gallery . 18 February 2013 . 26 February 2014 . dead . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090718103632/http%3A//www.industcards.com/st%2Dcoal%2Dpoland%2Dslaskie.htm . 18 July 2009 .
  3. Web site: Ruda Śląska: Halemba jest wystawiona na sprzedaż . Nettg.pl . 2014-03-06. pl.
  4. Web site: Historia Oddział Halemba . Tauron-wytwarzanie.pl . 2014-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140307013719/http://www.tauron-wytwarzanie.pl/oddzialy/halemba/Strony/historia.aspx. 2014-03-07. pl.
  5. Web site: Elektrownia Halemba na sprzedaż - Serwis informacyjny . Cire.pl . 2014-03-06. pl.
  6. Web site: Tauron wystawił na sprzedaż Elektrownię Halemba . Energetyka.wnp.pl . 2014-03-06. pl.
  7. Web site: Elektrownia Halemba idzie pod młotek . pl . Ekonomia.rp.pl . 2014-03-06 . 2015-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150503210908/http://www.ekonomia.rp.pl/artykul/940390.html . dead .