Uniper's innovation may reduce power generation capacity from 760 MW to 114MW

The coal units to be supplemented and eventually completely replaced by a new gas-fired CHP unit consisting of two gas turbines and a steam boiler to be installed by the end of 2022.

German utility Uniper's plan to convert its coal-fired units at Scholven to gas may reduce power generation capacity from 760 MW to 114MW, said Uniper spokesperson.

Uniper currently has three coal-fired units at Scholven: Units B and C with 345 MWe each as well as smaller 70 MWe combined heat and power unit.

The coal units to be supplemented and eventually completely replaced by a new gas-fired CHP unit consisting of two gas turbines and a steam boiler to be installed by the end of 2022.

Construction may start as early as next year after Uniper's extended long-term supply contract with an unnamed industrial enterprise in the Ruhr area around Gelsenkirchen.

#UniperH1ResultsWe concluded an extension of our partnership with an industrial enterprise nearScholven #PowerStation in #Gelsenkirchen, Germany. #Scholven's existinghard-coal-fired generating units will be supplemented & replaced bytechnologically advanced gas-fired capacity pic.twitter.com/81HsymVYAj

— Uniper (@uniper_energy) August 7, 2018

Uniper spokeswoman highlighted the fact that the new unit specifically designed for industrial processes nearby will be used locally, reducing transmission losses.