Walsum Unit 10, Duisburg, Germany
Key Data:
Outline building permission
July 2006
Construction start
20 November 2006
Commissioning
Autumn 2009
Start of operation
2010
Output
750MW (790MW gross)
Plant type
Coal-fired cogeneration
Location
Unit 10, Duisburg-Walsum
Estimated investment
€820m
Key Players:
Plant owner
STEAG
Construction
EVN
Turnkey supplier
Hitachi Power Europe GmbH (HPE)
Finance
€615m ($785m) from KfW IPEX-Bank, IKB and Helaba
Electricity purchase
EVN and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg
Plant Details:
Outputs
Electricity, district heating, process steam and compressed air.
Fuel
Hard coal
Efficiency
45%+
Cooling tower
181m tall
Anti-pollution measures
Flue gas desulfurisation and NOx removal.
