TPP

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The TPP is a thermal power plant in southern Bulgaria located in the land of Galabovo. It is part of the complex "Maritsa-east" and is owned by "Brickel."

It is one of the oldest coal power plants in the country. It is located near the town of Galabovo, Stara Zagora district. Its ownership is associated with the name of energy businessman Hristo Kovachki. The plant uses mainly slags from 6 steam generators and 4 steam turbines with total power 200 MW are installed in the plant. It is also used for heating of the town of Galabovo.

In media audiences and investigations of non-governmental organizations, the plant is linked to numerous accusations of corruption schemes and environmental pollution, as well as to tax evasion and potential damage to the health of people in the vicinity.

Characteristics
The thermal power plant They supply 4 turbochargers with nominal capacity of 50 MW, production of the Ural turbine plant in Sverdlovsk.

In 1952 the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Bulgaria issued the decision for the development of the coal basin in the Galabovo region and the construction of the Troyanovo mines, TPP Maritsa East 1 The construction of the TPP Maritsa East-1

In the years after its creation, the TPP In 1988-1990 the operation of the condensing unit was discontinued and the four steam generators of PC-38-1, both turbines K-150-130 and eight dryers were dismantled. Thus, total power was reduced by 60% and only 200 MW remained in use. [link]

History
The power plant is the first in the complex of Maritsa-east. It was launched in 1960 in 1963 as the first turbocharged on 27 September 1960.

When they launched the last two blocks of the plant in 1963, a massive fire broke out in their cable tunnels, causing severe damage. On October 5, 1974, a massive explosion of coal dust in the main corps resulted in major destructions and casualties. In 1977, a failure in the power supply system, which interrupts the power supply for its own use, caused a new accident at the plant, as the emergency oil pumps of part of the turbochargers were left without battery power and did not start.

In the initial plant scheme, coal is dry to increase their calorific value in special installations using gas extracted from coal itself. These plants were subsequently shut down and dismantled, and the plant used enriched fuel produced in the dryers of the neighboring Briquette factory. Because of their technological commitment in 2000, the two enterprises are united in Brick