Tušimice Power Station () is a

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-fired power station in Tušimice, part of the town

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in the

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of the

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. It is owned and operated by

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. The first power station in Tušimice (Tušimice I) was commissioned in 1963–1964. The current power station (Tušimice II) was commissioned in 1973–1974. The power station consists of four generation units with a capacity of 200 MW each. Its

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s and generators are produced by

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, and

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s are produced by '' Vítkovické železárny''. Tušimice II has a flue-gas stack built in 1974. The power station is supplied by lignite from the local Nástup–Tušimice Mines.

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* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b5015
ČEZ website

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