The Kostolac-B Power Plant.
The second phase of the Kostolac-B Power Plant project – Serbia's largest energy project, being constructed by POWERCHINA – successfully passed the 168-hour reliability test operation.
This project is the first large-scale energy project undertaken by a Chinese company in Serbia and a key practical cooperation project under the Belt and Road Initiative between China and Serbia in the energy sector.
The plant is expected to generate 2.5 billion kilowatt-hours of power annually, bringing Serbia's total installed capacity to over 16 percent of the country's national capacity. It will effectively alleviate the country's power shortage, meet nearly one-third of the country's increased electricity demand during the winter, reduce electricity costs for the public, and boost economic and social development in a number of regions.
The project is located within the Kostolac-B Power Plant in the town of Kostolac, east of Pozarevac, Serbia, more than 100 kilometers from Belgrade Airport. In addition to the 350 MW supercritical condensing steam turbine, it also uses a 1,032-ton-per-hour tower-type direct current boiler, a 412 MVAr hydrogen-cooled generator, and a 420 MVAr forced-oil circulation main transformer.
