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{{Short description|Power plant in Greece}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox power station
| name                = Megalopoli Power Plant
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| image               = Megalopoli.jpg
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| image_caption       = Megalopoli Power Plant (background).
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| coordinates = {{coord|37.4177|22.1075|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| country             = [[Greece]]
| location            = [[Arcadia (regional unit)|Arcadia]]
| status              = O
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| commissioned        = 1971
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| owner               = [[Public Power Corporation of Greece|DEH]]
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| th_fuel_primary     = [[Coal]]
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| ps_electrical_capacity= 850 [[Megawatt|MW]]
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The '''Megalopoli Power Plant''' is an 850 MW [[power plant]] in [[Arcadia (regional unit)|Arcadia]] in the central [[Peloponnese]] that produces electricity for southern [[Greece]] and the islands.  It is located {{convert|5|km}} northwest of [[Megalopoli]] via the [[Greek National Road 76|GR-76]] ([[Krestena]] - [[Andritsaina]] - Megalopoli), its entrance is {{convert|1|km}} to the east.  It produces electricity from [[coal]] and lignite mined south in the [[Megalopoli Mine]] as well as mines in [[Thoknia]] and [[Kyparissia (Arcadia), Greece|Kyparissia]].  The plant employs up to 500 to 1,000&nbsp;people, most of them are from [[Megalopoli]].

Construction began in the mid-1960s just after the town was struck by the [[earthquake|Arcadia earthquake]] in 1965.  It took three to four years to complete.  By 1971, electricity production began and mining also started.  As all of its coal and lignite are being used up, the plant may close in a few years, potentially laying off hundreds of workers and causing a significant part of its economy to drop.

The power plant had been featured in an [[Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi|ERT]] documentary which was broadcast in April 2007.

==Location==
The plant is surrounded by Megalopoli's nearby forest to the southwest, the [[Alfeios River|Alpheus River]] to the west and another to the north.  The building is in the middle part, its towers are to the southwest and its reactors to the east.  The plant can be seen around the valley, the [[Lykaio (mountain)|Lykaio]] mountains to the north, its mountains to the north, the east and the west.

==Environment==
Pollution has been a problem in the area as [[sulphur]] and [[carbon dioxide]] ({{CO2}}) have been emptied as low as {{convert|200|m|abbr=on}} during windy and cloudy days and as high as {{convert|1|km|abbr=on}} during clear days, visible from as far as {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} as well as northwestern [[Laconia]].  The main concern is dumping used-up coal into the Alfeios which ruins its water supply and nature as well as the ancient city of [[Megalopoli]] which saw marble and stone begin to rust. Also, as with all fossil fuel based plants, the Megalopoli Power Plant produces large amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

===Emission data===
{| class=wikitable
|+ [[Greenhouse gas]] emissions<br />as verified by the [[European Union Emission Trading Scheme|EU Emission Trading Scheme]] (in [[Carbon dioxide equivalent|tCO{{sub|2}}e]])
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! Units !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014
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| Megalopoli A (I-III) || {{formatnum:5300608}} || {{formatnum:4461751}} || {{formatnum:3422835}} || {{formatnum:3076864}} || {{formatnum:3237667}} || {{formatnum:2402432}} || {{formatnum:2782295}}
|-
| Megalopoli B (IV) || {{formatnum:2190791}} || {{formatnum:2914168}} || {{formatnum:2694745}} || {{formatnum:3009880}} || {{formatnum:2658081}} || {{formatnum:2847872}} || {{formatnum:2418698}}
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| colspan=8 style="font-size: small" | Data: [[European Commission]], 2015<ref>{{cite web |title=Verified Emissions for 2014 |publisher=[[European Commission]]| url=http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/ets/registry/docs/verified_emissions_2014_en.xls |format=XLS |date=1 April 2015 |access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Greece|Energy}}
* [[List of power stations in Greece]]
* [[Energy in Greece]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Greece]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Arcadia, Peloponnese]]
[[Category:Megalopolis, Greece]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1971]]
[[Category:1971 establishments in Greece]]