Veolia Energia Magyarország Zrt. took over the power plant units underpinning Debrecen’s local district heating production in 2015.
The high-efficiency combined-cycle power plant produces district heating for 31,529 residential customers and 2,200 other consumers in Hungary’s second-largest city. The heat is delivered to end users via the city district heating provider’s 88-kilometre-long district heating network, while the electricity generated is fed into the national the grid.
31,529
apartments supplied with district heating
2,200
other customers supplied with district heating
405.8 MW
heat output
102.1 MW
electricity output
The plant’s thermal capacity is 70 MWth and its electrical capacity is 95 MWe. Thanks to its flexible controllability, the combined-cycle plant is also suitable for providing ancillery and balancing services.
In addition, security of supply is enhanced by a conventional natural-gas-based plant with a thermal capacity of 335.8 MWth and an electrical capacity of 7.1 MWe, which is capable of heat generation and combined heat and power (CHP) production. Besides generating electricity, it also makes it possible to meet higher district heating demand.
Veolia’s goal is to supply local residents with affordable and environmentally friendly heat energy by operating a system that offers the municipality a long-term sustainable energy model.
Regional Director for Eastern Hungary: László Gurszki