Plomin Power Station
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Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
near Plomin
Plomin
Plomin is a village in the Croatian part of Istria, situated approximately 11 km north of Labin, on an 80 meters high hill. It is a popular destination for tourists traveling through Istria by road....
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. As of 2007, its production corresponded to 13% of Croatia's electricity needs.
The power plant consists of two boiler units, TE Plomin 1 built in 1969 and
TE Plomin 2 built in 2000. Both are operated by Hrvatska elektroprivreda
Hrvatska elektroprivreda
Hrvatska elektroprivreda is a national power company in Croatia which has been engaged in electricity production, transmission and distribution for more than one century, and with heat supply and gas distribution for the past few decades...
, and the latter is co-owned with RWE Power AG
RWE Power AG
RWE Power AG is a subsidiary of RWE AG. It operates several power plants in Germany.- Nuclear Power Plants :* Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant * Biblis Nuclear Power Plant* Emsland Nuclear Power Plant...
.
They generate a total of 330 megawatt. In 2007 their total output was 2187 gigawatt hours; in 2009 it was 1927 GWh.
Plomin Power Station has a 340 metre tall chimney, which is the tallest constructed structure in Croatia.
See also
- List of chimneys
- List of towers
- List of tallest structures in former Yugoslavia
- List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
External links
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b4786