These include a 350 tonne generator and a giant steam boiler that will be dismantled to be shipped to Vietnam.
- We have sold the plant at auction where several bidders have had to submit tenders for dismantling, demolition and transport, says Mikael Nilsson, power plant manager at Uniper AB, who owns the power plant.
When all the technology has been dismantled, it is still too early to say what will happen to the building itself.
It is hoped, however, that some form of tenants will move into the large spaces.
The infrastructure with pipelines will remain, which it is hoped will attract some form of technology company.
A 50 cm thick door leads into the bottom of the gas turbine boiler where it could get 650 degrees hot.
Photo: Johan Dernelius
The electricity price goes on the roller coaster
At the beginning of 2017, Uniper AB announced that the natural gas-fired power plant will not be in commercial operation for the time being due to the market situation with the then low electricity prices.
In the middle of 2018, they started looking for a buyer and now, at the end of 2021, it seems to have locked up.
It coincides with electricity prices rising again, but Mikael Nilsson does not regret the sale.
- No.
Electricity prices are high right now, but as recently as last year we had low electricity prices.
At the same time, gas prices have risen sharply.
Thus, it is still impossible to operate the plant on market terms.
We proposed to Svenska Kraftnät a solution where the Öresund power plant is kept on standby to be able to support the electricity system when needed.
But we did not get a hearing for our proposal, says the power plant manager Mikael Nilsson.
Under the chimney is the gas turbine, which weighs 350 tonnes and is the heaviest part, says power plant manager Mikael Nilsson.
Photo: Johan Dernelius