Mannheim Power Station Expansion

Mannheim Power Station Expansion is a proposed 911 megawatt (MW) coal plant under construction by Grosskraftwerk Mannheim (GKM) in Baden-Württenberg.

Background
The Power in Europe newsletter describes the GKW consortium consisting of "RWE Power with 40%, ENBW Kraftwerke with 32% and MVV Energie with 28%". The concept of the project is that it replace two existing 220 MW units. "The project has political, trade union and industry support, but environmental groups are opposed to the plan," ''Power in Europe reports.

According to Deutsche Umwelthilfe, the project received its emission permit in July 2009 and its water permit in August 2009. Construction began in June 2012. A lawsuit by BUND was refused in July 2011. As of November 2012, the project was categorized as "under construction" with heavy delay.

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