Altbach Power Station

Altbach Power Station is a modern power plant of EnBW at Altbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has an output capacity of 1,200 MW electricity and 560 MW heat.

The first power plant in Altbach was built in 1899. The precursors of the current power plant went into service in 1950 (unit 1) and in 1956 and 1958 (units 2 and 3). Block 1 was shut down in 1982 and demolished in 1985. Blocks 2 and 3 were shut down and demolished in 1993.

Unit 1 was replaced by a new unit in 1985 and units 2 and 3 by a new unit in 1997. Both units have 250 metre tall chimneys.

Gallery

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  Altbach Power Station

• Deizisau from Altbach Power Station.JPG

  Deizisau from roof of power plant

• Neckar from Altbach Power Plant Roof.JPG

  Neckar river from power plant roof

• Kamin Kraftwerk Altbach1.JPG

  250 metres tall chimney of Altbach power plant

• Altbach Gas Turbine Plant.JPG

  Altbach gas turbine power plant

• Altbach Power Plant Cooling Tower.JPG

  Altbach plant cooling tower

• Ventilator Cooling Tower Altbach.JPG

  Fan in Altbach power plant cooling tower

• Engine Altbach Power Plant.JPG

  Engine of Altbach power plant for coal transport

• Kamin Kraftwerk Altbach2.JPG

  Close view of 250 metres tall chimney

• Altbach Power Plant Coal Dump.JPG

  Coal storge of Altbach Power Plant

• Altbach Power Plant Coal Mills.JPG

  Coal Mills of Altbach Power Plant

• Altbach Power Plant Machine Hall.JPG

  Altbach Power Plant Machine Hall

• Altbach Power-Plant Feeder Pump.JPG

  Feeder Pump of Altbach Power Plant

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  Altbach Power Plant, Unit 1

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  Altbach Power Plant, Unit 2

• Altbach Power Plant Turbine on display.JPG

  Turbine on display at Altbach Power Plant

• Altbach Power Plant Pylon.JPG

  Pylon of departing power line