Bexbach Power Station

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.

Bexbach Power Station
Country	Germany
Location	Bexbach
Coordinates	49°21′47″N 7°14′16″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1953
Owner	Evonik Industries
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	773 MW
External links
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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.

External links

• Germany portal
• Energy portal

• STEAG page on Bexbach Power Station^{[permanent dead link]}