| Turów Power Station | |
| Location Map Zoom: | 10 |
| Coordinates: | 50.9458°N 14.9147°W |
| Country: | Poland |
| Location: | Bogatynia, Lower Silesian Voivodeship |
| Status: | Operational |
| Commissioned: | 1962 |
| Owner: | PGE |
| Operator: | PGE GiEK – Oddział Elektrownia Turów |
| Employees: | 1250 |
| Th Fuel Primary: | Lignite |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 1,950 MWe |
Turów Power Station is a coal-fired power station in Bogatynia, Poland.[1] The power station, operated by state-owned Polska Grupa Energetyczna via Oddział Elektrownia Turów, is fuelled by lignite extracted from the nearby Turów coal mine.[2] Operations at the plant began in 1962. As of 2021 it supplied 5% of Poland's electricity and is the sole provider of heat and hot water to hospitals, schools and homes in Bogatynia.[3]
The plant initially consisted of ten 200 MW units, commissioned from 1962 to 1971. PGE undertook a US$1.6 billion modernization of units 1-6 of the plant in the early 1990s. Units 7-10 have been phased out. Unit 7 was retired in 2003. In 2010, Unit 8 was retired. Units 9 and 10 were decommissioned in 2012-2013. PGE has repowered Units 5 and 6 to co-incinerate biomass, and plans for co-firing of biomass in boilers 1, 2, 3, and 4. Units 1, 2, and 3 have been upgraded from 200 MW to 235 MW each. The plant's remaining six units have a combined capacity of 1,305 MW.
A new 496 MW unit (Unit 11) built by a consortium of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH (MHPSE), Budimex S.A. and Técnicas Reunidas, SA was brought online in May 2021.[4] [5] [6]
In a WWF report published in May 2007, the power plant was recognized as the largest greenhouse gas emitter in Poland and eighth in Europe in terms of emissions.[7]
In 2019, lignite burned at the plant produced 5.5m tonnes of CO2, making it the fifth largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Poland.[8]