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Kosovo A Power Station

Lignite-fired power station in Obiliq, Kosovo

Field	Value
name	Kosovo A Power Station
Termocentrali "Kosova A"
name_official	Termocentrali "Kosova A"
coordinates
country	Kosovo
location	Obiliq
status	Operational since 1962
commissioned
cost	Between $1.5 million and $2.5 million per MW
owner	Kosovo Energy Corporation
operator	Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK)
th_fuel_primary	Lignite
ps_units_operational	1 x 50 MW
ps_electrical_capacity	800 MW
ps_annual_generation	1500 GWh

Termocentrali "Kosova A" 1 x 200 MW 1 x 250 MW 1 x 350 MW

Kosovo A Power Station is a lignite-fired power station with five units in Obiliq, Kosovo. With a capacity of 650 MW, it is the second largest power station in Kosovo after Kosovo B Power Station. It is described to be the worst single-point source of pollution in Europe. Despite plans to shut the units down in 2017,

History

Kosovo A Power Station was opened in 1962. It was operated by EPS Surface Mining Kosovo and EPS TPP Kosovo until the end of the Kosovo War. After the UNMIK administration was established in Kosovo on 1 July 1999, Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) lost its access to the local coal mines and power plants, including Kosovo A and Kosovo B power plants.

Since then, it has been operated by Kosovo Energy Corporation ().

On 6 June 2014, the power station exploded, killing two people and injuring 13 others. The station was then subsequently shut down. The cause of the explosion was due to the explosion of hydrogen tank located in a separate part of the power station from the generator.

In December 2015, US-based company ContourGlobal signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Kosovo, to build a new $1.06 billion power plant to replace the 45-year old Kosovo A Power Station. The construction of the new facility was expected to begin in 2018, but ContourGlobal quit the project in 2020.

Generation units

Unit 1 has a generation power of 50 MW and a 120 m tall chimney with a diameter of 4 m at the top.
Unit 2 has a generation power of 200 MW and a 120 m tall chimney with a diameter of 7 m at the top.
Unit 3 has a generation power of 250 MW and a 120 m tall chimney with a diameter of 7 m at the top.
Unit 4 has a generation power of 350 MW and a 150 m tall chimney with a diameter of 7 m at the top.

References

(31 August 2022). "Kosovo‘s energy crisis takes another hit as power plant suffers technical problems". www.euractiv.com.
"About Us".
(6 June 2014). "Explosion at Kosovo power plant - RTÉ News". Rte.ie.
(1970-01-01). "BBC News - Two killed in Kosovo power station blast near Pristina". Bbc.co.uk.
"US ContourGlobal to launch tendering for Kosovo power plant construction in April". seenews.com.
(3 December 2020). "Kosovo says ContourGlobal begins arbitration in power plant dispute". Reuters.

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