Varna Thermal Power Plant ( bg, ТЕЦ Варна) is located on the northern shore of the
Lake Varna near the village of
Ezerovo at 12 km to the west of
Varna
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, eastern
Bulgaria
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. It was bought by the
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energy company
CEZ Group.
The plant was constructed at that location because it works with
anthracite coal imported mainly from
Ukraine
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. There is a coal
port
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built nearby with room for three ships - two for ships up to 12,000 t and one for ships up to 55,000 t.
The plant has 6 turbines with installed power of 210
MW which makes a total of 1,260 MW. It has two chimneys, each with a height of 150 metres. Varna TPP is the second largest coal power plant in the
Balkan peninsula after
Maritsa Iztok 2 which is also situated in Bulgaria. In 2006, it produced 3 billion kWh electricity. Varna TPP has 900 employees. The income from the sold electrical energy is worth of 173,000,000
BGN or approximately €80,000,000.
Two turbines working with
gas
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with installed power of 440 MW each are planned to be constructed by 2012 as a part of the company's strategy to reduce pollution.
See also
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Energy in Bulgaria
About 200 TWh of energy in Bulgaria is consumed each year which is about 28 MWh per person, somewhat over the world average of 20 MWh. The largest sources are coal and oil, followed by nuclear.
Bulgaria does not produce much coal, oil and gas. Nu ...
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Buildings and structures in Varna Province
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