Ajka power station

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Ajka power station is an operating power station of at least 114-megawatts (MW) in Ajka, Bakony, Hungary. It is also known as Bakonyi Gázturbinás.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ajka power station Ajka, Bakony, Hungary 47.095, 17.556 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 47.095, 17.556

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] gas[2][3] 57[2][3] gas turbine[2][3] no 2011[2][3]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] gas[2][3] 57[2][3] gas turbine[2][3] no 2011[2][3]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 MVM Balance Private Limited Company[2][3] MVM Zrt. [100.0%]
Unit 2 MVM Balance Private Limited Company[2][3] MVM Zrt. [100.0%]

Background

The original sponsor MVM GTER Gázturbinás Erőmű Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság[4] changed its name to MVM Balance Private Limited Company (MVM Balance Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság) as of March 1, 2021.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3183034#map=16/47.0945/17.5101. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124173911/https://balance.mvm.hu/hu-HU/Bemutatkozas/Eromuveink/GazturbinasEromuvek. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Gázturbinás erőművek MVM Gter, accessed November 2019
  5. Névváltozás, GTER, Mar 3, 2021

Additional data

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