Huge new power plant to be built on the site of the old one in Tiszaújváros

Gábor Czepek, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, announced the construction of a new power plant at its old location in Tiszaújváros in a Facebook post on Thursday. According to the post, the results of the conditional public procurement procedure for the construction of the power plant have now been announced: the international consortium Calik Enerji Swiss AG – Ansaldo Energia S.p.A. international consortium will be able to carry out the investment at the MVM Tisza Erőmű Kft. site in Tiszaújváros.

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The 1,000 megawatt (MW) combined cycle gas-fired plant will serve both Hungary's energy security and the economic development of the region, while its state-of-the-art technology will make it environmentally friendly.

"For us, it is clear: the adequate supply of energy is one of the pillars of a country's competitiveness", he wrote. However, solar energy must either be stored or supplemented by predictable production - which is why it is crucial that a gas-fired power plant can be started up in Tiszaújváros in addition to the one in Mátra and Visonta. The new plant will have half the capacity of the existing Paks units, he added.

As we reported in January, the government has decided to build three combined-cycle gas turbine power plants decided to build three combined cycle gas turbine power plants, of which the Visonta investment is conditional public procurement process are also known.