Herne Power Plant
Herne power plant is a coal-fired power plant located at Herne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was constructed in 1962. The installed capacity of the plant is 950 megawatts. The power plant is owned and operated by Evonik Steag GmbH, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries.
In the 1980s, a fourth unit was added to the three older blocks. During this construction the high, 300 metre tall chimney and the large cooling tower, whose shape is present in the picture of the power station, were built. The power station annually produces approx. 5.2 billion kWh electrical power and 800 million kWh of long-distance heating. Annual coal consumption amounts to approx. 2 million tons.
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- Energy infrastructure completed in 1962
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1989
- Towers completed in 1989
- Towers in Germany
- Coal-fired power stations in Germany
- Buildings and structures in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Chimneys in Germany
- Economy of North Rhine-Westphalia