Specifications - Maritza East Conventional, Bulgaria

Key Data
Announcement of contract	May 2006
Start of construction	June 2006
Start of operation	2009
Output	670MW
Plant type	Conventional thermal
Location	Galabovo, Southeast Bulgaria
Estimated investment	$1.4bn
Key Players
Turnkey constructor	AES
Power purchase agreement	Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK)
Lignite supply agreement	Maritza East Mines (MMI)
Financing	A consortium of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Calyon, BNP Paribas and ING Bank.
Debt insurance	German and French export credit agencies and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank.
Plant Details
Equipment	Two 335MW pulverised coal boilers, two steam turbines, two generators and balance of the plant.
Environmental equipment	Limestone-based wet FGD and ESP
Fuel	Lignite
Event
Start of operation	2009