Slika snimljena u termoelektrani „Snaga i svjetlost“, izvor Muzeja znanosti i tehnologije, Beograd.
Termoelektrana „Snaga i svjetlost“, smještena na desnoj obali Dunava, izgrađena je 1930-ih kao simbol tehnološkog napretka i važan korak u elektrifikaciji i modernizaciji Beograda. Fokus izložbe projekta FASIH u Beogradu.
Električna rasvjeta u Beogradu uvedena je 1883. godine izgradnjom prve gradske elektrane u blizini Dunava, prvenstveno za osvjetljavanje grada i zadovoljavanje njegovih industrijskih potreba. To je označilo trenutak kada je Beograd dobio modernu elektranu, koja je osiguravala električnu rasvjetu za ulice i domove grada. Rad ove elektrane zaustavljen je 14. svibnja 1933., jer je nova elektrana uz Dunav sa znatno većim proizvodnim kapacitetom već bila u pogonu.
Posebna je pažnja posvećena odabiru lokacije za novu elektranu kako bi se osigurala odgovarajuća opskrba vodom za hlađenje. Za razliku od prve gradske elektrane, novi objekt izgrađen je uz Dunav, osiguravajući dovoljno vode za rad elektrane i prijevoz ugljena vodom. Kompleks termoelektrane “Energija i svjetlo” izgrađen je između 1930. i 1932. godine i sastojao se od četiri zgrade: glavne zgrade elektrane u kojoj su se nalazile kotlovnica, strojarnica, distribucijska instalacija, uređaji za drobljenje ugljena
i opskrba ugljenom; dvije zgrade za vodnu stanicu na lučkom kanalu. Jedna zgrada sadržavala je vodene pumpe, dok je druga imala sita za mehaničko pročišćavanje vode. Voda se dovodila u elektranu iz vodne stanice kroz dvije cijevi.
Izgradnjom Elektrane za struju i svjetlo, prvi put je puštena u upotrebu niskonaponska distribucijska mreža za izmjenično napajanje. Kao najveći objekt te vrste u Beogradu
između dva svjetska rata, predstavljala je temelj gradskog elektroenergetskog sustava i pridonijela njegovom značajnom poboljšanju. Probni rad elektrane bio je krajem 1932. godine, kada je preuzela funkciju prve, stare gradske elektrane, a zaustavljena je 1969. godine zbog dotrajalog stanja i od tada je izvan upotrebe i funkcije.
Image taken at the thermal power plant “Power and Light”, credits Museum of the Science and Technology, Belgrade.
The thermal power plant “Power and Light” (Snaga i svetlost), located on the right bank of the Danube, was built in the 1930s as a symbol of technological progress and an important step in the electrification and modernization of Belgrade. Focus of the Belgrade exhibition of the FASIH project.
Electric lighting in Belgrade was introduced in 1883 with the construction of the first municipal power plant near the Danube, primarily for illuminating the town and meeting its industrial needs. This marked the moment when Belgrade acquired a modern electric power plant, providing electric lighting for the streets and homes of the city. The operations of this power plant were halted on May 14, 1933, as the new plant by the Danube with significantly greater production capacity was already operational.
Special attention was given to selecting the location for the new power plant to ensure an adequate water supply for cooling purposes. Unlike the first municipal power plant, the new facility was built along the Danube, providing sufficient water for the power plant’s operation and coal transportation by water. The Power and Light thermal power plant complex was built between 1930 and 1932 and consisted of four buildings: the main power plant building housing the boiler room, machinery hall, distribution installation, coal crushing devices, and coal supply; two buildings for the water station on the harbour channel. One building contained water pumps, while the other had screens for mechanical water purification. Water was supplied to the power plant from the water station through two pipes.
With the construction of the Power and Light Power Plant, a low-voltage distribution network for AC power supply was put into use for the first time. As the largest facility of its kind in Belgrade between the two world wars, it represented the foundation for the city’s electric power system and contributed to its significant improvement. The test run of the plant was at the end of 1932, when it took over the function of the first, old municipal power plant, and was shut down in 1969 due to its deteriorated condition and has since been out of use and function.