Tušimice Power Station is a
lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35%, and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat ...
-fired power station in Tušimice, part of the town
Kadaň
Kadaň (; german: Kaaden) is a town in Chomutov District in the Ústà nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It lies on the banks of the river Ohře. Kadaň is a tourist centre with highlights being the Francisca ...
in the
Ústà nad Labem Region of the
Czech Republic. It is owned and operated by
ÄŒEZ Group
ČEZ Group ( cs, 'Skupina ČEZ' České Energetické Závody) is a conglomerate of 96 companies (including the parent company ČEZ, a.s.), 72 of them in the Czech Republic. Its core business is the generation, distribution, trade in, and sales o ...
.
The first power station in Tušimice (Tušimice I) was commissioned in 1963–1964. The current power station (Tušimice II) was commissioned in 1973–1974. The power station consists of four generation units with a capacity of 200 MW each. Its
turbines and
generators are produced by
Å koda
Å koda means ''pity'' in the Czech and Slovak languages. It may also refer to:
Czech brands and enterprises
* Škoda Auto, automobile and previously bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav
** Å koda Motorsport, the division of Å koda Auto respons ...
, and
steam boiler
Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, and sometimes also an aerosol of liquid water droplets, or air. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization. ...
s are produced by ''
VÃtkovické železárny''. TuÅ¡imice II has a
flue-gas stack built in 1974.
The power station is supplied by lignite from the local Nástup–Tušimice Mines.
See also
*
Energy in the Czech Republic
*
List of power stations in the Czech Republic
References
External links
* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b5015
ÄŒEZ websiteDemolition of ETU I
Energy infrastructure completed in 1964
Energy infrastructure completed in 1974
Towers completed in 1974
Chimneys in the Czech Republic
Coal-fired power stations in the Czech Republic
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