„Brikel” EAD is a thermal power plant in southern Bulgaria. Complex and it is situated about 5 km far of the town of Galabovo and 45 km far of Stara Zagora city. On the southwest, the power plant shares a border with “Rozov kladenetz”.
The power plant is a successor of TPP “Maritsa – East 1” and “Briquette production plant”.
Main tasks of the company are protection of air, water, soil and prevention of incidents and accidents.
“Brikel” EAD produces electricity, heat and briquettes.
The technology of the production process uses cleaning system to keep the environment pure.
Coal dust control is realized by dust-catching from the flue gas which is wasted after both the electricity production and briquette production, by using electrical precipitators. In the briquette production, there have been installed both dry and wet cyclones.
Emissions due to the electricity production are conducted into a stack 150 m high which serves 6 steam generators.
Regional Inspection of the Environment and Waters, Stara Zagora city, implements periodical monitoring of emissions in the flue gas for levels of dust, SO2, NO2 and СО.