Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant ( bg, ТЕЦ Бобов Дол) is a coal-fired power plant situated in the lands of the village
Golemo Selo
Golemo Selo ( bg, Големо Село) is a small village located between the towns of Dupnitsa and Bobov Dol in Kyustendil Province, western Bulgaria. The village name means "big village". The population of the village is 573 inhabitants (accor ...
near the town of
Bobov Dol,
Kyustendil Province in western
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
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The plant is located near the Bobov Dol
coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Coal is formed when dea ...
mines and has installed capacity of 630
MW. One of the investors has proposed to add 2 new turbines to the 3 existing one with 210 MW each so that Bobov Dol TPP can reach 1,000 MW.
Its chimney is 200 metres tal
See also
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Energy in Bulgaria
About 200 TWh of energy in Bulgaria is consumed each year which is about 28 MWh per person, somewhat over the world average of 20 MWh. The largest sources are coal and oil, followed by nuclear.
Bulgaria does not produce much coal, oil and gas. Nu ...
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Nikifor Vangelov plans to build two new turbines in Bobov Dol
{{Power stations in Bulgaria
Coal-fired power stations in Bulgaria
Buildings and structures in Kyustendil Province