The Rijeka Thermal Power Station ( hr, Termoelektrana Rijeka, TE Rijeka, also known as ''TE Urinj''
) is an oil-fired power station east of
Rijeka at
Kostrena
Kostrena ( it, Costrena) is a Croatian municipality east of Rijeka on the Kvarner Bay. It is famous for its beaches and a long tradition of seafaring and seamanship. Because of its rocky beaches and a walkway that goes along the shoreline, it is ...
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. It was built between 1974 and 1978 and it has one generation unit with capacity of 320 MW.
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flue gas stack
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Turbine for the power station was supplied by ]Ansaldo Energia
Ansaldo Energia S.p.A. is an Italian power engineering company. It is based in Genoa, Italy. The absorbed parent company, Gio. Ansaldo & C., started in 1853. It was taken over by Leonardo S.p.A. In 2011, Leonardo S.p.A. sold 45% stake in An ...
. Ansaldo Energia was also awarded engineering, procurement and construction contract. Boilers were supplied by Waagner-Biro
Waagner Biro is a Vienna-based group of companies formerly part of the same group which have developed into separately owned, independent companies operating in steel and mechanical engineering. Collectively, the companies have about 1000 employees ...
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The power station is owned and operated by ]Hrvatska elektroprivreda
Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP Group) is a national power company in Croatia which has been engaged in electricity production, transmission and distribution for more than one century, and with heat supply and gas distribution for the past few dec ...
.[ Its annual production varies, averaging 917 GWh, but only 141 GWh in 2011. It is expected to undergo decommissioning in 2020, but it is doubtful that it will remain operational until then because of its pollution problem.] , Rijeka Thermal Power Station is offline, ready to resume generation within 160 hours of notice. On 18 October 2022, it was unofficially reported that HEP plans to restart the operation of the power plant in order to cover the losses incurred during the energy crisis.
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Oil-fired power stations in Croatia
Energy infrastructure completed in 1978
Buildings and structures in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County