The Southern Poland Power Company is part of the TAURON Polska Energia SA holding; the company's share in the national electrical energy market is 14%, and 16% in the local heat production market.
Bielsko-Biała Group of Combined Heat and Power Plants
The Group of CHPs at Bielsko-Biała consists of:
EC1
This station was built between 1960 – 1973 with a collector system of operation. There are four boilers: two OP120 boilers, one OP140 boiler and one OP230 boiler. The plant consists of three turbine sets: two TUK25 turbine sets (extraction-condensing) and one TP30 (back-pressure).
| Available electrical capacity: | 77 | MW |
| Available thermal capacity: | 275 | MJ/s |
| Annual electrical energy production: | 218.000 | MWh |
| Annual heat production: | 1.872.000 | GJ |
EC2
This station was built between 1975 – 1997 with a collector system of operation of both heating boilers and BC50 heating unit. Installation includes: BC50 heating unit with the CFB Ofz230 boiler and two OO70 heating steam-oil boilers.
| Available electrical capacity: | 55 | MW |
| Available thermal capacity: | 172 | MJ/s |
| Annual electrical energy production: | 304.000 | MWh |
| Annual heat production: | 965.000 | GJ |
Both stations (EC1 and EC2) supply the common district heating and warm water system of Bielsko-Biała city. EC2 supplies the heating and water systems of the town of Czechowice-Dziedzice. The heat is sold to heat distributors supplying these towns, while electrical energy is supplied to the national energy system.
The main fuel is coal, supplied from the neighbouring mines of Nadwiślańska Spółka Węglowa SA (mining corporation): KWK „Silesia” (Silesia mine), KWK „Brzeszcze” (Brzeszcze mine) and KWK „Piast” (Piast mine). Both oil and gas are also used in small volumes.
