Rijeka Thermal Power Station

The Rijeka Thermal Power Station (Croatian: Termoelektrana Rijeka, TE Rijeka, also known as TE Urinj[1]) is an oil-fired power station east of Rijeka at Kostrena, Croatia. It was built between 1974 and 1978 and it has one generation unit with capacity of 320 MW.[2][3][4][5] The height of the boiler house including its rooftop flue gas stack is 250 metres (820 ft).[2]

TE Rijeka
Official nameTermoelektrana Rijeka
CountryCroatia
LocationKostrena
Coordinates45°17′10″N 14°31′14″E
StatusMothballed
Construction began1974
Commission date1978
Owner(s)Hrvatska elektroprivreda
Thermal power station
Primary fuelFuel oil
Power generation
Units operational1 × 320 MW
Make and modelAnsaldo Energia
Nameplate capacity320 MW
External links
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Turbine for the power station was supplied by Ansaldo Energia. Ansaldo Energia was also awarded engineering, procurement and construction contract. Boilers were supplied by Waagner-Biro.[2][4]

The power station is owned and operated by Hrvatska elektroprivreda.[2][4] Its annual production varies, averaging 917 GWh, but only 141 GWh in 2011.[6] It is expected to undergo decommissioning in 2020, but it is doubtful that it will remain operational until then because of its pollution problem.[1] As of 2015, Rijeka Thermal Power Station is offline, ready to resume generation within 160 hours of notice.[7] On 18 October 2022, it was unofficially reported that HEP plans to restart the operation of the power plant in order to cover the losses incurred during the energy crisis.[8]

References
  1. Reščec, Fedor (February 2011). "Oil products demand to decline in Croatia". Nafta Scientific Journal. Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts - Scientific Council for Petroleum. 62 (1–2): 54. ISSN 0027-755X.
  2. Izvješće o sigurnosti za Pogon TE Rijeka [Safety Report for the TE Rijeka] (PDF) (Report) (in Croatian). Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection. 1998-04-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  3. "Kraj zagađenju i uvozu: Termoelektrana Rijeka u roku četiri godine prelazi na plin" [End to pollution and import: within four years TE Rijeka transfers to gas]. Novi list (in Croatian). 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  4. "Gas- and Oil-Fired Plants in Croatia". industcards.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  5. "Hidraulička analiza rashladnog sustava TE Rijeka" [Hydraulic analysis of the cooling system of TE Rijeka]. Department of Fluid Mechanics and Computational Engineering (in Croatian). Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  6. "TE Rijeka (Rijeka Thermal Power Plant)". Official website HEP Proizvodnja. Hrvatska elektroprivreda. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  7. "Novi list".
  8. "Dnevnik Nove TV neslužbeno doznaje: HEP planira ponovno aktivirati termoelektranu kod Rijeke" [Dnevnik Nova TV unofficially finds out: HEP plans to reactivate the thermal power plant near Rijeka]. Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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