Halemba Power Station

Halemba Power Station
Halemba Power Station
Official name	Elektrownia Halemba
Country	Poland
Location	Halemba, Ruda Śląska
Coordinates	50°13′57″N 18°51′07″E / 50.23250°N 18.85194°E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1943
Commission date	1962
Decommission date	1 April 2012
Owner	Południowy Koncern Energetyczny S.A.
Thermal capacity	60 MWt
Power generation
Make and model	Zemech
Units decommissioned	200 MW
Nameplate capacity	200 MW
External links
Website	elhalemba.com.pl
Commons	Related media on Commons

Halemba Power Station (Polish: Elektrownia Halemba) is a coal-fueled power plant in Halemba district of Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.^[1]^[2]

Construction of the plant begun in 1943, organized by Nazi German administration of occupied Poland, and using forced labor from Auschwitz Concentration Camp.^[3] After the war the plant was finished by the authorities in the People's Republic of Poland, and started operation in 1962.^[4] Since 2006, it has reduced operation, and was decommissioned on 1 April 2012.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Halemba Coal CHP Power Plant Poland". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
^ "Coal-Fired Plants in Poland - Slaskie". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
^ "Ruda Śląska: Halemba jest wystawiona na sprzedaż" (in Polish). Nettg.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
^ "Historia Oddział Halemba" (in Polish). Tauron-wytwarzanie.pl. Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
^ "Elektrownia Halemba na sprzedaż - Serwis informacyjny" (in Polish). Cire.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
^ "Tauron wystawił na sprzedaż Elektrownię Halemba" (in Polish). Energetyka.wnp.pl. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
^ "Elektrownia Halemba idzie pod młotek" (in Polish). Ekonomia.rp.pl. Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2014-03-06.