Kostolac
Kostolac (Cyrillic Костолац; Romanian: Castelu ) is a town in Serbia on the Danube.
The town is near Požarevac, some 70 kilometers downstream from Belgrade in the district Braničevo. In the city of two thermal power plants are operated.
History
Viminacium, an ancient Roman city and capital of the province of Moesia was located at the present site of the city.
During the Second World War, the first power plant named Mali Kostolac (Eng. small Kostolac ) was planned by the Nazis. After the end of the war, people came here from all over Serbia to build this thermal power plant.
Population
The 2002 census (self- nomination) showed that 9313 people live in the city. These were:
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Economy
Kostolac has two thermal power plants:
- TPP " Kostolac A" - with 2 blocks - total available capacity of 281 MW and the production of 716 GWh
- TPP " Kostolac B" - with 2 blocks - total available capacity: 640 MW and production of 3027 GWh
These two power plants account for 11% of total electricity production in Serbia.