First electricity generated by the new 460 MW power block in the Southern Poland Power Company Lagisza Power Plant flowed to the grid on February 15th, 2009.
The synchronization with the National Transmission Grid took place at 09:09 p.m. All works were carried out according to the schedule. The new block will be put into operation at the turn of the 1st and 2nd quarter of 2009 after the 720-hour test start-up.
Due to high efficiency of the facility the CO2 emission to the atmosphere will be 25% lower compared to the units presently in operation in Lagisza Power Plant. What is more, in case of both SO2, and NOx the emission will not exceed 200 mg/m3 which meets the requirements of the EU directives and is in accordance with the Accession Treaty stipulations.
The power of the block will amount to 460 MW. The investment costs circa PLN2 billion and is financed from the company’s own resources, pro-ecological resources as well as from bond emission. The block in Lagisza will consume circa 1.2 million tons of coal annually. The construction works have lasted from January 2006. ®
