The briquette production branch of “Brikel” EAD is the unique “Briquette Plant” in the Republic of Bulgaria. The plant has been put into operation on October 17th, 1961.
The construction of the plant started in 1958 and has been finished in two stages. The construction and the process of putting the plant into operation has been accomplished with the help of German specialists.
On October 17th, 1961 the operation of the plant started with production capacities of 600 000 t annual briquette production. In 1969 has been finished the second stage of the civil works and the third one of the erection works. This was the end of the project construction of the plant, which actual production capacities are 1 600 000 t briquettes.
The Briquette production complex consists of the following main plants:
1. Preliminary works plant.
This plant serves for preliminary treatment of raw material (crushing and grinding to dcp 2/35 to 2/80 mm). The stock is transferred from “Maritsa East” mines and is placed into raw coal bunkers via railroad transport.
2. Main production plant.
In this plant, the following main operation is drying with drum dryers.
3. Technological – transporting shop.
The shop is the place where chippings are transported, cooled and are truck loaded
into railroad carriages or trucks.
In 1998, a new enriched fuel line getting to electricity production plant has been introduced and established. Its coming into operation gave the possibility to abandon the drying plant of the power plant and brought positive economic effect.
The inclusion of biomass in the production process brings a positive ecological effect.
