The BeÃ
âchatów coal mine is a large mine in the centre of Poland in BeÃ
âchatów, Ã
ÂódÃ
º Voivodeship, 150 km west of the capital, Warsaw. BeÃ
âchatów represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 1,930 million tonnes of coal. The annual coal production is around 50 million tonnes. The BeÃ
âchatów Power Station is a large 5,053 MW lignite-fired power station situated near BeÃ
âchatów in Ã
ÂódÃ
º Voivodeship, Poland. It is the largest thermal power station in Europe, and one of largest fossil fuel power stations in the world. It produces 27-28 TWh of electricity per year, or 20% of the total power generation in Poland. The power station is owned and operated by PGE Elektrownia BeÃ
âchatów S.A., a subsidiary of Polska Grupa Energetyczna.
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