Siekierki Power Station Explained

Siekierki Power Station
Name Official:Elektrociepłownia Siekierki
Coordinates:52.1881°N 21.09°W
Country:Poland
Location:Siekierki, Warsaw
Status:Operational
Construction Began:1958
Commissioned:1961
Operator:PGNiG
Th Fuel Primary:Coal
Ps Thermal Capacity:2,081 MW
Ps Electrical Capacity:622 MW
Website:http://termika.pgnig.pl/o-firmie/nasze-zaklady/

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.

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 . The power station has a heat reservoir tall and a volume of . The power station has five flue gas stacks.

NameYear of builtPinnacle heightCoordinatesRemarks
Chimney 1 1961 120 m 52.1914°N 21.0891°W demolished in 2009
Chimney 2 1972 200 m 52.1899°N 21.089°W demolished in 2011
Chimney 3 1977 200 m 52.1872°N 21.0888°W
Chimney 4 2009 200 m 52.1883°N 21.0889°W
Chimney 5 2009 170 m 52.191°N 21.0894°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Plants . 2014-02-18 . PGNiG Termika . PGNiG Termika . Polish . 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. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222181945/http://termika.pgnig.pl/about-pgnig-termika/our-plants/ . 2014-02-22 .