Lippendorf Power Station

51°11′07″N 12°22′40″E / 51.18528°N 12.37778°E / 51.18528; 12.37778StatusOperationalConstruction began1964 (old power station)
1997 (new power station)Commission date1968 (old power station)
2000 (new power station)Decommission date2000 (old power station)Owner(s)Vattenfall EuropeThermal power station Primary fuelLigniteTurbine technologySteam turbineCooling source2 × cooling towersCogeneration?YesPower generation Units operational2 × 934 MWMake and modelABBUnits decommissioned4 × 400 MW
4 × 50 MWNameplate capacity1,867 MWCapacity factor42,5%External linksCommonsRelated media on Commons

Lippendorf Power Station is a lignite-fired power station in Lippendorf, which is located in the municipality of Neukieritzsch, near Leipzig in Saxony, Germany. The power plant is owned and operated by Vattenfall Europe. It has a heating capacity of 330 MWt.

Old power station

The Lippendorf old power station was built between 1964 and 1968. It generated 600 megawatts (MW) having four 100 MW and four 50 MW units. The old power station was decommissioned in 2000 when the new power station became operational.^[1]

The power station had a 300 metres (980 ft) tall flue gas stack, which was built in 1967 and dismantled in 2005. This flue gas stack briefly was the tallest in the world.

Modernization

Lippendorf Power Station was replaced between 1997 and 2000 by a modern power plant, which has two units by the capacity of 934 MW each which have an efficiency of 42.4%^[2] The plant also has a district heating capability of 300 MW. The plant was the biggest private building project in Saxony.^[3] The power blocks are amongst that tallest industrial buildings in the world rising 170 m (558 ft) tall.^[4]

References

External links

• Portable Power Station

Records
Preceded by Chimney of ASARCO	World's tallest chimney 300 m (984 ft) 1967–1968	Succeeded by Chimney of Mitchell Power Plant