This monumental power plant, originally a traditional lignite-fired power plant but later converted into a gas turbine power plant, was built in 1937. It operated for over 60 years and closed in 1998. The four large chimneys of the now-closed lignite-fired power plant, which had been a landmark in the area for decades, were demolished in 2001.

The first half of the lignite-fired power plant (6 x 35 MW) was built between 1937 and 1940. After World War II, the power plant's systems and equipment were dismantled between 1945 and 1947 as reparations to the Soviet Union. From 1953 to 1959, the power plant was rebuilt and expanded with a second half-plant (12 x 32 MW) in the west and high bunkers in the north. Gradual recommissioning began on October 10, 1954, with the first trial operation after dismantling and expansion.