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The BeÅ‚chatów coal mine is a large mine in the centre of Poland in BeÅ‚chatów, Åódź Voivodeship, 150 km west of the capital, Warsaw. BeÅ‚chatów represents one of the largest coal reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 1,930 million tonnes of coal. The annual coal production is around 50 million tonnes. The BeÅ‚chatów Power Station is a large 5,053 MW lignite-fired power station situated near BeÅ‚chatów in Åódź Voivodeship, Poland. It is the largest thermal power station in Europe, and one of largest fossil fuel power stations in the world. It produces 27-28 TWh of electricity per year, or 20% of the total power generation in Poland. The power station is owned and operated by PGE Elektrownia BeÅ‚chatów S.A., a subsidiary of Polska Grupa Energetyczna.