TPP Kostolac

Coordinates: 44°43′23.6″N 21°10′17.4″E / 44.723222°N 21.171500°E / 44.723222; 21.171500
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TPP Kostolac
CountrySerbia
LocationKostolac, Požarevac
StatusOperational
Operator(s)Elektroprivreda Srbije
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational4
GWh[1]
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TPP Kostolac is a coal fired thermal power plant complex operated by Elektroprivreda Srbije, located on the right bank of Danube river, in Kostolac, Požarevac. It is the second largest power plant in Serbia after TPP Nikola Tesla. Within the complex, there are 4 operational units as of October 2020. It makes around 10% of the total available capacity of the electric power system of Serbia and almost 11 percent of the total electric power production in EPS's (Elektroprivreda Srbije) system.

History

The complex has 4 operational units, grouped in Kostolac A and Kostolac B. Kostolac A consists of one 100 MW unit and one 210 MW unit, commissioned in 1967 and 1980, respectively. Kostolac B comprises two 350 MW units (total of 700 MW), B1 and B2, commissioned in 1987 and 1991.[1] In addition to electric power, TPP "Kostolac A" produces heating energy for heating of Kostolac and Požarevac.

Kostolac B3 planned

Also, additional Kostolac B3 unit is planned with

MW. For the purposes of running the new plant, expansion of an open pit mine Drmno from 9 to 12 tons of coal annually is planned.[2][3] There are already existing units Kostolac A1, A2, B1 and B2 and Drmno and Cirikovac
open cast mines at the site.

On 20 November 2013,

thermal power plant will have a positive impact on the environment, because it will comply with the emissions requirements of the European Union scheduled for 2018.[2]

The project depends on financing from the

China Exim Bank.[4] Total value of the project amounts to US$715.6 million.[2]

Ownership

Company "Tеrmoеlеktranе i kopovi" Kostolac is a subsidiary of Elektroprivreda Srbije which is 100% owned by the state of Serbia.[5]

Controversial issues about Kostolac B3

Inadequate environmental impact assessment

NGOs also stress that data sources cited in the study for environmental and health information are outdated (from 2006) and very limited.[6]

On June the 2nd 2014

NGO CEKOR (Centre for Ecology and Sustainable Development) submitted a formal complaint in front of the Serbian national administrative court against the government’s decision to approve the Environmental Impact Assessment study for the construction of a new unit at the TPP Kostolac B. The complaint, in which the CEKOR exposes failings in the EIA process, is the first of its kind to reach Serbian courts.[6]

Absence of the public procurement procedure

The signing of a

state aid legislation.[8]

Events

2014 Floods

fire-fighters and civilian volunteers managed to contain the water by building embankments.[9][10] Given the fact that during floods RB Kolubara suffered huge damages,[11] losing Kostolac would mean another big hit for Serbia’s energy production. Environmental impact assessment
for TPP Kostolac B3 doesn’t assess the vulnerability of the new power plant to flooding.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b ""TPPs-OCMs Kostolac"" (PDF). eps.rs. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Potpisan ugovor o izgradnji novog bloka TE “Kostolac“ Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine Ministarstvo rudarstva i energetike, November 20, 2013. Retrieved on 2014-30-07.
  3. ^ Serbia: Ambitious energy investment plan, JV and PPP with foreign partners in new TPP and HPP, the report Serbia Energy, January 1, 2014. Retrieved on 2014-30-07.
  4. ^ Gallop, Pippa. Serbian government props up almighty coal Bankwatch, July 2, 2014. Retrieved on 2014-30-07.
  5. ^ Savic, Misha. Serbs Sign $716 Million Coal Plant, Mine Deal With CMEC Bloomberg, November 20, 2013. Retrieved on 2014-30-07.
  6. ^ a b First court case against coal power plant construction in Serbia Bankwatch, July 2, 2014. Retrieved on 2014-30-07.
  7. ^ Public Procurement Act. Retrieved on 2014-30-07.
  8. ^ Saopštenje za javnost: projekat Kostolac B3 po lupom. CEKOR, April 25, 2014. Retrieved on 2014-31-07.
  9. ^ Kostolac power plant in east threatened by water B92, May 18, 2014. Retrieved on 2014-30-07.
  10. ^ Fight for Kostolac power plant, third embankment put up Tanjug, May 18, 2014. Retrieved on 2014-30-07.
  11. ^ B92. Coal transport from Kolubara to Nikola Tesla power plant resumes. Retrieved 6. 6. 2014

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