Chorzów Power Station

Chorzów Power Station

Chorzów power station is a thermal power plant located in Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It has been in operation since 1898, since 2003 under the name Elcho.

Currently (2012), the plant produces electrical power (generating capacity of 204 MW) as well as heat (500 MW) for district heating, based on hard coal.

Technical data

  • Two blocks
  • Steam flow: 119.1 kg/s per block
  • Steam pressure: 13.59 MPa
  • Steam temperature: 539 °C

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Power plant in Chorzów.
  • flagPoland portal
  • iconEnergy portal
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20111213203745/http://www.cezpolska.pl/pl/cez-w-polsce/ec-elcho-s-a.html (in Polish)
  • Gallery with historical images of the power plant and surrounding electricity pylons

50°18′29″N 18°58′10″E / 50.308167°N 18.969583°E / 50.308167; 18.969583


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