Turów Power Station
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Turów Power Station is a large lignite-fired power plant in southwestern Poland, notable as one of the country’s major electricity producers and a significant source of regional environmental controversy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turów Power Station canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-fired power station
ⓘ
lignite-fired power station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Turów open-pit lignite mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1962 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | regional district heating systems ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1961 ⓘ |
| controversy |
air quality in border regions
ⓘ
impact on local water resources ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| emits |
carbon dioxide
ⓘ
nitrogen oxides ⓘ particulate matter ⓘ sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
air pollution
ⓘ
greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ groundwater depletion concerns ⓘ |
| fuelType | lignite ⓘ |
| generationType | baseload power generation ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Polish national power grid ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
Unit 1
ⓘ
Unit 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Unit 3 ⓘ Unit 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Unit 5 ⓘ Unit 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Unit 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bogatyńa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernization |
1990s efficiency upgrades
ⓘ
flue-gas desulfurization installation ⓘ |
| near |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cross-border environmental controversy
ⓘ
large-scale electricity generation ⓘ |
| operator | PGE GiEK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
PGE GiEK
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Turów energy complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | lignite ⓘ |
| regulator | Polish environmental authorities ⓘ |
| sector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| significance | major electricity producer in Poland ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
European Union environmental scrutiny
ⓘ
disputes between Poland and Czech Republic ⓘ |
| suppliedBy | Turów coal mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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