Jaworzno Power Station

The Jaworzno Power Station is a 1.35 gigawatt (GW) coal power station with six units at Jaworzno, Poland.

Ownership
The power station is owned by the Tauron Group (TAURON Polska Energia SA holding).

History
The first two generators were installed in 1898 with the capacity of 320kW for the purpose of lighting the neighboring coal mines and homes. Construction of the Jaworzno II Power Station started in the 1940s, and in 1953 the first two generating units became operational. In 1956, the Jaworzno Power Station II reached the capacity of 300MW. The two power stations were merged into a single company in 1972.

Construction of the Jaworzno III Power Station started in 1972 and the generating units were commissioned in 1976–1979. In 1995, all three stations were combined into a state-owned company called Elektrownia Jaworzno III. The first power station was decommissioned in 1998. In 2000, the Elektrownia Jaworzno III became part of PKE SA.

The Jaworzno III Plant
This largest plant of the Jaworzno power plant complex is called Jaworzno III. It has an installed electrical generating capacity of 1345 MW, as well as thermal heating capacity of 321MW.

Expansion
In May 2010 a tender to build a new 800-910 MW unit at the Jaworzno Power Plant was announced, planned for 2018. The tender was granted to a consortium of Chinese companies (CNEEC/COVEC). Two appeals were filed against Tauron due to alleged irregularities in the tendering procedure: the new unit does not hold an International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) permit, nor are there ongoing administrative proceedings concerning permissions for the accompanying infrastructure.

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