Fier Power Station
| Fier Power Station | |
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| Country | Albania |
| Location | Fier |
| Coordinates | 40°42′4″N 19°33′4″E / 40.70111°N 19.55111°E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
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| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Sub-bituminous coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 6 |
| Nameplate capacity | 186 MW |
The Fier Power Station was Albania's largest thermal power plant having 6 identical groups of 31 MW[1] each thus totalling a capacity of 186 MW, it was the largest Albanian combined heat and power plant. It was constructed in the 1960s by the Albanian Electric Power Company and had a connected fertilizer factory. It was powered by steam, the steam was generated from oil. Around 2000, the power output had drastically decreased to 20 megawatts. Subsequently, it was decommissioned in 2007, being sold to an unspecified Greek investment group for one Euro symbolically .[2][3] Originally, it was planned for it to be repurposed into a renewable electricity generator. However, these plans were discarded because the 2009 European Financial Crisis. Some buildings have now be demolished and some of the metal in the building has been sold. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ Fier Power Plant
- ^ "The abandoned Power Plant in Fier". ONE MAN, ONE MAP. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ Global Energy Observatory
- ^ "Abandoned Power Plant, Fier, Albania". Zlag Legendy. Zlag Legendy. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
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