DATA ON ESPENHAIN POWER PLANT (1 P; GERMAN; MAY 1951)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R008700080005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 27, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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This document consists of a typewritten copy of a report,
Espenhain Power Plant near Leipzig, and contains the following information:
The power rating (rated capacity?) is given for each of the 11 boilers at the plant,
which amounts to a total of 1,750 tons of steam per hour. The average steam output for the
month /a was 900,000 - 1,000 000 tons. The type (condenser or impulse), rated capacity
of the prime mover (in kilowatts), and rated capacity of the generator (in kilovolt amperes)
are listed for each of the 11 turbines in the plant. 1he totals for rated capacity are
356,000 kilowatts for the prime movers and 431,000 kilovolt amperes for the generators?
The plant's average load was 180 megawatts at night and 210-250 megawatts during the day,
and the average power output for the month was 150-160 million kilowatts per hour. Spare
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foreign language document or a microfilm of it is available from CIA Library
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German Democratic Republic
DATA ON ESPEfiHAIN PAR PLANT (1 P;
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This document consists of report, dated 29 May 1951, on the
NSspenhain Power Plant near Leipzig, ~____._~~llowing information:
The power ruing (rated capacity?) is given for each of the 11 boilers at the plant,
which amounts to a total of 1,750 tone of steam per hour. The average steam output for the
month Llayff was 900,000 - 1,000 000 tons. The type (condenser or impulse), rated capacity
of the prime mover (in kilowatts), and rated capacity of the generator (in kilovolt amperes)
are listed for each of the 11 turbines in the plant. jhe totals for rated capacity are
356,000 kilowatts for the prime movers and 1i31,000 kilovolt amperes for the generators.
The plant's average load was 180 megawatts at night and 210-250 megawatts during the days
and the average power output for the month was 150-160 million kilowatts per hour. Spare
parts for turbines and rolled sheet metal constitute bottlenecks at the plant. 25X1A
oreign language document or a microfilm of it is available from CIA Library
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