Powerplant IM, Centrale monceau, (Charleroi Belgium) Urbex
Very heavy asbestos contamination! For anyone
planning to visit this place, please seriously
consider wearing at least a proper FFP3 mask.
The side with the cooling tower seems to be less
hazardous than the power plant itself but not safe because of corrosion and vandalism.(the base contains cement with 5%/10% asbestos) The plant itself
was reportedly built using huge amounts of
asbestos insulation, covering thousands of metres
of pipes and large thermal installations. Upto 100.000/200.000 kg of asbestos materials.
An asbestos removal company has already worked
inside the plant, but the removal appears to have
been mainly done in preparation for demolition. A
large amount was removed, but what was left
behind is a complete mess is heavily disturbed and
broken insulation, loose debris and damaged
material throughout parts of the building. Metal
thieves and vandalism have made the situation
even worse. (lts not compressed asbestos but,
asbestos wool and sprayed asbestos, the most
dangerous type of asbestos when disturbed)
Because of the wind draft throughout the building, there are continuisly billions of airborne microscopical asbestos shards drifting around. It sounds a bit over the top but it is a f*ing horror scenario.
I was heavily exposed myself because this was a
spontaneous visit and I had no idea about the
condition of the place beforehand. A lot of people
are still wandering around inside without realizing
what they may be walking through or disturbing.
All in all, please be extremely careful. It's a
Cool urbex location, but parts of the power
plant are very hazardous. Stay safe!
Visited on august 15, 2026