Awirs power station
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Awirs power station is a retired power station in Quai du Halage, Leige, Belgium. It is also known as Les Awirs.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Awirs power station | Quai du Halage, Leige, Belgium | 50.5851, 5.418 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 4, Unit 5: 50.5851, 5.418
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 4 | retired | coal - unknown | 125 | subcritical | 1967 | 2006 |
| Unit 4 | retired[1] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[1] | 80[1] | – | 1951[2] | 2020[1] |
| Unit 5 | retired | coal - unknown | 300 | subcritical | 1973 | 2013 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 4 | ENGIE SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Engie SA[1] |
| Unit 5 | Electrabel NV/SA [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 4: Unknown or atypical conversion status
Background
The Awirs power station was built in 1951 by Electrabel as a coal-fired plant, with Units 4 and 5 added later.[3] Units 1, 2, and 3 were shut down in 1998. Unit 4 was converted to a 100% biomass-fueled plant in 2005.[4] Unit 5 was converted to run on natural gas and closed in 2013. The coal-fired plants were closed due to aging equipment, and because the company had reached the end of the period for receiving green certificates.[5]
The biomass plant that Unit 4 became was the largest in Wallonia and powered 160,000 homes in Belgium. The biomass plant was closed in September 2020, with decommissioning work to begin in April 2021 and to end in 2023. At the time of retirement, the plant had 40 employees which will be transferred to other Electrabel locations.[5] Engie, Electrabel's parent company, stated that they were interested in building a new gas-fired power station on the site in the future.[6]
In February 2021, it was reported that "Engie Electrabel will still go ahead" with the power plant in Les Awirs and that Engie aims "to secure all permits before the first Capacity Remuneration Mechanism round on 1 October 2021."[7]
As of December 9, 2021, the plant proposal had a procedure pending against it.[8] There have been strong protests against the proposal by Dégaze/Tegengas, a grassroots environmental organization, who initiated the appeal against the licensing of the plant.[9][10]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220923175606/https://www2.argusmedia.com/es/news/2138242-engie-closes-belgian-les-awirs-biomass-plant. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Awirs 4 and 5 thermal Power Plant Belgium - GEO". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Gratton, Georgia (2020-09-03). "Engie closes Belgian Les Awirs biomass plant". Argus. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ENGIE's Les Awirs biomass plant closes". Bioenergy Insight. September 4, 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ↑ Renews Ltd (2020-08-28). "Engie to close Belgian biomass plant". reNEWS - Renewable Energy News. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ↑ "BASF cancels plan to build a 850 MW CCGT project with Engie in Belgium | Enerdata". www.enerdata.net. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ NWS, VRT (2021-12-09). "Heeft Van der Straeten Engie Electrabel "omgekocht"? "Uitspraak van een bedenkelijk niveau", reageert minister". vrtnws.be (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ Belga (Jan 7th, 2022). "Recours au Conseil Detat Contre le Project de Centrale Gas Dans Les Awirs". La Meuse. Retrieved May 24th, 2022.
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Additional data
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