February 5, 2015 

The project of Ecologization and renovation of the heating plant in Planá nad Lužnicí continues with works on boiler K5 and the FGD unit. Pipelines, substations and electrical wiring are installed in the FGD building. In the mid-January 2015 gas burners of K5 were first lit and on 4th February there was a test of coal burning. At the same time a separation wall between the new K5 and the old K2 is being constructed so that the dismantling of the old K2 boiler could be launched soon. The gas section of the plant has been in operation. Read more information about the project in Planá nad Lužnicí in section PLANA PROJECT. Photographs from the construction process are available in the PHOTOGALLERY.

Preparations for turbine renovation have been in progress. The existing turbine whose output is 46,5 MWe is not compatible with steam parameters of new boilers, and therefore, needs to be rebuilt. Its output after the renovation will be 22 MWe. The turbine will be put out of operation in the early April 2015 and is planned to be restarted at the end of summer 2015. Works will be performed by Siemens, which installed the existing turbine in the plant 15 years ago.

Part II of the project of Reduction of dust nuisance of the coal operation in Planá nad Lužnicí was completed in due time (January 15). A new industrial vacuum cleaner was installed in the coal-transportation area and chutes connecting individual conveyor belts were equipped with low-pressure mist equipment that will reduce the dust nuisance significantly. Photographs from the implementation of the project are available in the PHOTOGALLERY.