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 Steag GmbH, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries. In 2011, the power station produced 2,501 MWh electrical power[1] and 800 MWh of district heating. Annual coal consumption amounts to approximately 2 million tons.

Herne 4

On the 27th of July 1989[2], a fourth unit - Herne 4 - was commissioned, eventually replacing the three older blocks.[3] Herne 4 has a generating capacity of 435 MWh.[2]

During this construction the taller 300-metre-tall (980 ft) chimney and the large cooling tower, whose shape is present in the picture of the power station, were built.

References

  1. ^ "Kraftwerk Herne" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-05-09.
  2. ^ a b "List of Power Plants" (in German). Bundesnetzagentur. Sheet "Gesamtkraftwerksliste BNetzA", row 689.
  3. ^ "Combined heat and power plant Herne". Steag Power. Steag GmbH. Retrieved 19 October 2025.

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