November 3, 2014

Ecologization and renovation of the heating plant in Planá nad Lužnicí – in mid-October the protocol on preliminary take-over of Work I – which includes 4 gas motorgenerators, 4 HRSG boilers, the spare boiler K4 and the hot-water station – was signed. This means that the trial operation of the aforementioned pieces of equipment was launched. The gas section of the plant, due to its capability of quick changes of output, will primarily be used for the provision of ancillary services which are intended to stabilize electricity supplies within the electricity transmission system in the Czech Republic. The heating plant has had a new dominant feature since October 2014 – the 85-meter-tall stack of the desulphurization unit. The process of assembling boiler K5 is about to be completed; works will continue with the installation of measuring instruments and the construction of refractory walls; the boiler is expected to be put into operation in March 2015. Read more information about the project in Planá nad Lužnicí in section PLANA PROJECT. Photographs from the construction process are available in the PHOTOGALLERY.

Renovation of the heat distribution system – steam has been supplied through brand new pipelines to Madeta a.s., Kostelecké uzeniny a.s. and HP Tronic spol s r.o. since autumn 2014. These new pipelines have more appropriate dimensions thanks to which losses are reduced.  In the Silon s.r.o. premises people can also notice first new sections of premium-quality pre-insulated pipelines. Works on this project will be resumed in spring 2015 when  the heat distribution system in Silon s.r.o. premises will be renovated and the hot-water pipeline for heat supplies to the town of Sezimovo Ústí will be replaced. It is also this project which enables C-Energy Bohemia s.r.o. to guarantee a stable price of heat on a long term basis.