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.

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Turów Power Station canonical 3
Turów energy complex 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coal-fired power station
lignite-fired power station
adjacentTo Turów open-pit lignite mine
linked to: Turów lignite mine
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
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
locatedIn Bogatyńa
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
southwestern Poland
modernization 1990s efficiency upgrades
flue-gas desulfurization installation
near Czech Republic
Germany
notableFor cross-border environmental controversy
large-scale electricity generation
operator PGE GiEK
owner PGE GiEK
PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna
parentCompany PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna
partOf Turów energy complex
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
linked to: Turów lignite mine

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Bogatynia knownFor Turów Power Station
Turów lignite mine suppliesFuelTo Turów Power Station
Turów lignite mine adjacentTo Turów Power Station
Turów lignite mine partOf Turów energy complex
linked to: Turów Power Station
Turów Power Station partOf Turów energy complex
linked to: Turów Power Station