Tuzla Thermal Power Plant

Tuzla Thermal Power Plant is a 715 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station located near Tuzla in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The plant is owned and operated by Elektroprivreda BiH, a publicly owned power utility.

Background
Construction of the plant was commenced in 1959 with the commissioning of two 32 MW generating units - one in 1963 and 1964. Both of these units -- referred to as unit 1 and Unit 2 -- have now been decommissioned. In 1966 the 100 MW Unit 3 was commissioned. This unit was rebuilt and modernised in the late 1990's after the Bosnian War. Two 200 MW units -- Unit 4 and Unit 5 -- were commissioned in 1971 and 1974 respectively. The 215 megawatt Unit 6 was commissioned in 1978.

Coal supply
The power station currently consumer approximately 3.3 million tons of brown coal and lignite a year. Elektroprivreda BiH states on its website that coal for the plant is sourced from "Kreka (Dubrave, Šikulje, Mramor and Bukinje) and Banovići for Units 1-6, and brown coal from coal mines Đurđevik and Banovići for Unit 7."

Expansion
In May 2011 EPBIH stated that CNEEC had expressed interest in Unit 7, a 450 MW expansion. However, Reuters noted that the "Swiss energy firm Alpiq (ALPH.S: Quote) has bid to become a strategic investor" in the plant.

Project Details
Sponsor: Elektroprivreda BiH Location: Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Capacity: 715 megawatts Type: Fuel: lignite and brown coal Finance:

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