Boxberg Power Station
Boxberg Power Station (in German commonly referred as Kraftwerk Boxberg) is a lignite-fired power station with three units at Boxberg, near Weißwasser, Saxony, Eastern Germany. Since the late 1990s, it has a capacity of 1,900 MW.
| Boxberg Power Station | |
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Boxberg Power Station, 2009 | |
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Boxberg |
| Coordinates | 51°24′58″N 14°33′53″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1966 |
| Owner(s) | Vattenfall Europe |
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| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Lignite |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,900 MW |
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In 2001, it was acquired by Vattenfall Europe, a subdivision of Vattenfall. The power station was sold by Vattenfall to the Czech energy group EPH and its financial partner PPF Investments on 30 September 2016.
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