TPP Nikola Tesla

Coordinates: 44°40′18″N 20°09′26″E / 44.671667°N 20.157222°E / 44.671667; 20.157222
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TPP Nikola Tesla
Map
CountrySerbia
LocationObrenovac, Belgrade
Coordinates44°40′18″N 20°09′26″E / 44.671667°N 20.157222°E / 44.671667; 20.157222
StatusOperational
Owner(s)
Operator(s)Elektroprivreda Srbije
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational14
GWh[1]
External links
Websitewww.tent.rs/en/
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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TPP Nikola Tesla
Native name
ТЕ Никола Тесла
Parent
Elektroprivreda Srbije
Websitewww.tent.rs

TPP Nikola Tesla, commonly known as TENT, is a

GWh annually, which covers almost half of Serbia's needs for electricity. The complex and two of its plants are named in honor of Nikola Tesla
.

These power plants use

standard-gauge railroad about 30 km long capable of supplying a total of 37 million tons
of coal a year.

Power plants

TPP Nikola Tesla A
TPP Kolubara A

TPP Nikola Tesla A

Six generation units with a combined capacity of 1650.5 MW that makes it the largest power facility in the former Yugoslavia. TPP Nikola Tesla A was first synchronised on March 27, 1970. It has two chimneys: one with a height of 220 metres and a second with a height of 150 metres.

TPP Nikola Tesla B

Located between the villages of Skela and Ušće. There are two generation units with a total capacity of 1240 MW. TPP Nikola Tesla B was first synchronised on March 11, 1983. Its chimney is 280 metres tall.

TPP Morava

Located on the right bank of the river

Velika Morava near the town of Svilajnac
. 125 MW Power Generator.

TPP Kolubara A

Located at the edge of Kolubara coal basin in the village Veliki Crljeni. Capacity 271 MW.

Railway transport of TPP Nikola Tesla

Class 441 electric locomotive of TPP Nikola Tesla.
Class 443 electric locomotive of TPP Nikola Tesla.

TPP Nikola Tesla operates its own railway with over 100 km rail tracks total. The railway is used for coal transport from the mines to the power plants. It is independent from the national rail freight transport company Srbija Kargo.

Railroad

Diagram of the railway network

Railway tracks are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz overhead line. The line is powered from Brgule. The railway has connection to the Belgrade–Bar railway at Vreoci.

Main railway tracks:

Terminal railway tracks:

  • Stubline - Vorbis, single track, 14.42 km. Built in 1979.
  • Brgule - Tamnava, single track, 3.32 km. Built in 1979.

Train stations

There are several loading, unloading train stations and interstations.

Loading stations:

  • Vreoci - 7 rail tracks of which 4 are loading tracks with two loading places.
  • Tamnava - 4 rail tracks of which 2 are loading tracks with one loading place.

Unloading stations:

  • Obrenovac "A" - 5 rail tracks with of which 2 are unloading tracks with two unloading places.
  • Vorbis "B" - 5 rail tracks with of which one is unloading track with one unloading place.

Interstations:

  • double track
    railway.
  • Brgule - 3 rail tracks for regulation of traffic, switching from single track railway to double track railway.

Rolling stock

Locomotives

Railway transport of TPP NT has a fleet of 18 electric locomotives and 8 diesel locomotives. Nine locomotives are used for freight train hauling and 16 are used for maneuvering.

Electric locomotives

Diesel locomotives

  • Class 661 - 2 locomotives
  • CEM - 5 locomotives

Wagons

Railway transport of TPP NT operates with 334 Class F special open high-sided wagons made by Arbel. Wagons are equipped with hydraulic installation for fast discharge, which allows to unload coal for 1–2 seconds. Each wagon is 15.16m long, has four axles and capacity of 56.4 tons.

References

  1. ^ "TPPs-OCMs Kostolac" (PDF). eps.rs. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Основни подаци из консолидованог финансијског извештаја за 2013. годину. Agencija za privredne registre Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 August 2013.

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