Kakanj Thermal Power Plant

Kakanj Thermal Power Plant is a 450 megawatt brown coal-fired power station located near Kananj in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The plant is owned and operated by Elektroprivreda BiH, a publicly owned power utility. Coal for the plant is supplied from the nearby Kakanj coal mine, which is also owned by Elektroprivreda BiH. The plant supplies electricity to the grid and heat to the city of Kakanj.

Background
On its website Elektroprivreda BiH states that 32 megawatt units 1 and 2 were commissioned in 1956. A further two 32MW units were commissioned in 1960. These four units have now been decommissioned. The 110MW Units 5 and 6 were commissioned respectively in 1969 and 1977. Both these plants were modernised in the mid 1990's following the Bosnian War. The 230MW Unit 7 was commissioned in 1988 has recently been rebuilt.

Coal supply
Elektroprivreda BiH states on its website that the Kakanj power station burns approximately 1.8 million tons of coal from "mines Kakanj, Breza and Zenica, and in smaller amount mines Gračanica, Bila and Livno."

Proposed expansion
A possible 300 megawatt expansion of the existing power station has been floated by Elektroprivreda BiH. China National Electric Engineering CO., Ltd (CNEEC) has reportedly expressed interest in the project. In May 2011 Elektroprivreda BiH stated that CNEEC had gained Chinese government and banks' support to finance the project. It was also report that construction of the new unit was "planned in mid-2013". See Kakanj Thermal Power Plant Expansion for more details.

Project Details
Sponsor: Elektroprivreda BiH Location: near Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina Capacity: 300 megawatts Type: Fuel:brown coal Finance:

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