Chvaletice Power Station is a large
lignite-fired
power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many p ...
at
Chvaletice
Chvaletice () is a town in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Hornická Čtvrť is an administrative part of Chvaletice.
Geography
Chvaletice is lo ...
in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
, owned by
Pavel Tykač
Pavel Tykač (born 15 May 1964 in Čelákovice) is a Czech entrepreneur and investor with long-term experience in the energy sector. At present, he is the sole owner of Sev.en Energy Group, a major player in the Czech energy market which is plan ...
. Its installed power output is 4x 200
MW. Blocks 3 and 4 use a chimney which is 305 metres tall, built in 1977. It is the tallest free-standing structure in the Czech Republic.
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See also
*List of tallest structures in the Czech Republic
This is a list of the tallest structures in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to ...
References
External links
Info on ČEZ website
Towers completed in 1977
Coal-fired power stations in the Czech Republic
Chimneys in the Czech Republic
Pardubice District
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