Lippendorf Power Station

Lippendorf Power Station
Lippendorf new power station
Location of Lippendorf Power Station
Country	Germany
Location	Lippendorf, Neukieritzsch, Saxony,
Coordinates	51°11′07″N 12°22′40″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1964 (old power station) 1997 (new power station)
Commission date	1968 (old power station) 2000 (new power station)
Decommission date	2000 (old power station)
Owner(s)	Vattenfall Europe
Constructor(s)	MAN Energie GmbH
Power station information
Primary fuel	lignite
Generation units	4 X 400 MW (old power station) 1 X 200 MW (old power station) 2 X 933 MW (new power station)
Turbine manufacturer(s)	ABB
Power generation information
Installed capacity	1866 MW

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.

Old power station

The Lippendorf old power station was built between 1964 and 1968. It generated 1800 megawatts (MW) having four units by 400 MW and one by 200 MW.^{[citation needed]} The old power station was decommissioned in 2000 when the new power station became operational.

The power station had a 300 metres (980 ft) tall flue gas stack, which was built in 1967 and dismantled in 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Modernization

Lippendorf Power Station was replaced between 1997 and 2000 by a modern power plant, which has two units by the capacity of 933 MW each. The plant also has a district heating capability of 300 MW. The plant was the biggest private building project in Saxony.

References

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