Chorzów power station is a

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located in

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. It has been in operation since 1898, since 2003 under the name ''Elcho''. Currently (2012), the plant produces electrical power (generating capacity of 204 MW) as well as heat (500 MW) for district heating, based on hard coal.

Technical data

* Two blocks * Steam flow: 119.1 kg/s per block * Steam pressure: 13.59 MPa * Steam temperature: 539 °C

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20111213203745/http://www.cezpolska.pl/pl/cez-w-polsce/ec-elcho-s-a.html (in Polish)
Gallery with historical images of the power plant and surrounding electricity pylons
Coal-fired power stations in Poland Buildings and structures in Chorzów Cogeneration power stations in Poland {{Poland-struct-stub