KOGENERACJA S.A. is the main producer of heat in Wrocław and a producer of electricity.
HEAT MARKET
At KOGENERACJA S.A., network heat is produced together with electricity in high-efficiency cogeneration at the following three plants: two CHP plants (EC Wrocław and EC Zawidawie) and a CHP plant in Siechnice (EC Czechnica). The Company covers 53% of the total demand for heat in Wrocław and 56% of the demand for heat in Siechnice.
Production plants of KOGENERACJA S.A.
EC WROCŁAW
Coal-fired unit
812 MWt
263 MWe
Network of the local heat distributor (Fortum)
EC CZECHNICA
Coal-fired unit
247 MWt
100 MWe
Heating network: 27 km
EC ZAWIDAWIE
Gas-fired unit
21 MWt
3 MWe
Heating network: 2.7 km
Development of the heat market is mainly the result of new connections made as new buildings are constructed and as local boiler plants and individual furnaces are put out of use.
Buyers using the heat system
- Fortum Power and Heat Polska Sp. o. o. O/Wrocław (92.7%)
- Heat network in Siechnicach (7.0%)
- Heat nerwork in EC Zawidawie (0.3%)
ELECTRICITY MARKET
Since 2014, the Polish electricity market has been ranked sixth in terms of the volume of electricity generated, and seventh in the EU in terms of total installed generation capacity. In 2017, the annual electricity consumption in Poland was 169.9 TWh (vs. 167 TWh in 2016). According to the Energy Policy until 2030, the use of electricity per capita in Poland is to grow by more than 50% until 2030. Electricity production in Poland is predominantly based on hard coal and lignite.
Four Polish energy companies (PGE, Enea, Energa, Tauron) have a combined share of 60% in the electricity generation market. PGE Energia Ciepła Group, which comprises KOGENERACJA S.A., has a 9% market share, including 3% represented by CHPs.
KOGENERACJA S.A. is the largest producer of heat and electricity for Wrocław. EC Wrocław has a licence for electricity production with a capacity of 263 MWe. EC Czechnica has a licence for electricity production with a capacity of 100 MWe. This represents approx. 0.9% of the installed capacity in Poland, which at present is more than 38 000 MWe.
KOGENERACJA S.A. produces electricity in association with network heat, in the process of high-efficiency cogeneration. Part of it is produced from renewable energy sources. Biomass is combusted in dedicated installations as an alternative to coal, which helps to reduce CO2 emissions.
Buyers of electricity
- PGE Energia Ciepła S.A. (99.9%)
- Final client (0.1%)
KOGENERACJA S.A. also provides plant availability services (ancillary services) to Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A.
