TPP Maritsa East 2 EAD is the largest innovated thermal power plant in Bulgaria. It is one of the three thermal power plants in “Maritsa East” Complex, which is located in the South-East part of the country.
The plant operates on local lignite coal, extracted from Maritsa East Mines. The plant is located 280 kilometers away from the capital Sofia and 60 kilometers away from Stara Zagora. It is constructed on an area of 512 hectares in the vicinity of the village of Radetzki and the dam lake “Ovcharitsa” to the east.