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Bexbach Power Station

Coordinates: 49°21′47″N 7°14′16″E / 49.36306°N 7.23778°E / 49.36306; 7.23778
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Bexbach Power Station
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CountryGermany
LocationBexbach
Coordinates49°21′47″N 7°14′16″E / 49.36306°N 7.23778°E / 49.36306; 7.23778
StatusOperational
Commission date1953
OwnerEvonik Industries
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity773 MW
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Bexbach Power Station is a coal-fired power station in the Bexbach municipality of Saarland, Germany. It has an output capacity of 773 megawatts. The chimney of the power station is 240 metres high. It can store up to 200,000 tons of coal.

The first power station in Bexbach, called the St. Barbara, was inaugurated in 1953. It had a capacity of only 100 MW. In 1979 construction of today's facility began. It became operational in 1983.

75% of the power plant is owned by KBV Bexbach Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (EnBW Kraftwerke AG 2/3; STEAG Power Saar GmbH 1/3) and 25% is owned by EnBW Kraftwerke AG.

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