The Ugljevik Power Plant ( sr, Термоелектрана "Угљевик") is a coal-fired power plant in
Ugljevik,
Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is owned and operated by ''Rudnik i termoelektrana Ugljevik'', a subsidiary of
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske ( sr-Cyrl, Електропривреда Републике Српске) or Elektroprivreda RS, is a state-owned integrated power company with headquarters in Trebinje, Republika Srpska in Hercegovina
Herze ...
. RiTE Ugljevik is an integrated
coal mining
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...
and power generating company.
History
Ugljevik has been coal mining area since 1899. Construction of the coal-fired power plant started in 1976 and the first and only unit was commissioned in 1985.
[
] At the same time, the old Ugljevik coal mine was closed, the new Bogutovo Selo mine was opened, and the integrated coal-mining and power generating company RiTE Ugljevik was created on the base of ''Rudnik Ugljevik'' mining company.
Construction of the second unit started in 1985 and halted during the
Bosnian War
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.
[ During the war, the power plant was closed from April 1992 to November 1995, though the facilities and equipment were saved in expectation of resuming production.
In 2010, the power plant went through extensive upgrading,][
] the power plant nevertheless remaining a major source of pollution for the whole Northwest Bosnia and beyond.
Description
The Ugljevik Power Plant is now one of the largest generators of electricity in Republika Srpska. It has a combined heat and power generation unit with an installed capacity of 300 MW.[ In 2009, it generated 1,559 GWh of electricity and consumed 1.3 million tonnes of coal.][
]
The power plant has a tall flue gas stack, the tallest structure
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in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Before the Bosnian War
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on the top of chimney with big white letters was written 'TITO', in memory of communist
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leader of former Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito
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. During the war text was rewritten, so now is visible a Serbian symbol, the Serbian cross
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.
The company plans to open a new coal mine, Ugljevik-Istok.[
] Some investors have showed interest in building a second unit with capacity of 600 MW of electricity.
The power plant is also infamously known as a one-of-a-kind polluter: it emits large amounts of dangerous sulphur dioxide
Sulfur dioxide (IUPAC-recommended spelling) or sulphur dioxide (traditional Commonwealth English) is the chemical compound with the formula . It is a toxic gas responsible for the odor of burnt matches. It is released naturally by volcanic activ ...
compared to its relatively limited power generation capacity,[
] and, as of April 2019, there was still no operational flue gas desulfurization unit.
See also
* List of tallest structures in the world
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*
References
External links
Official Website
Another website of RiTE Ugljevik
Official website of Ugljevik Municipality
Ugljevik Info page
* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=54040
{{Supertall chimneys
Buildings and structures in Republika Srpska
Energy infrastructure completed in 1985
Towers completed in 1985
Coal-fired power stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Electric power companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Economy of Republika Srpska
Chimneys in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ugljevik