Delimara power station
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Delimara power station is an operating power station of at least 547-megawatts (MW) in Marsaxlokk Bay, South Eastern, Malta.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Delimara power station | Marsaxlokk Bay, South Eastern, Malta | 35.83087, 14.55463 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 2, 2A, 2B, 4: 35.83087, 14.55463
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: LNG, fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] | 152.8[2][4][3] | combined cycle[2] | not found | 2017[3] |
| 2A | Operating[3] | fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] | 75[3] | gas turbine[3] | – | 1994[3] |
| 2B | Operating[3] | fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] | 115[3] | combined cycle[3] | – | 1999[3] |
| 4 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: LNG[3] | 205[2][4][3] | combined cycle[2] | not found | 2017[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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Delimara 3 Power Generation Ltd [100%][3] | Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd [93.3%]; Enemalta PLC [6.7%] |
| 2A | Enemalta PLC [100%][3] | Government of Malta [66.7%]; Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd [33.3%] |
| 2B | Enemalta PLC [100%][3] | Government of Malta [66.7%]; Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd [33.3%] |
| 4 | Electrogas Malta Ltd [100%][3] | GEM Holding Ltd [33.3%]; State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic [33.3%]; Siemens AG |
Background
The plant was completed in 2017. It is comprised of three Siemens SGT800 Turbines and a single SGT900 steam turbine.[5] In 2020, reporting suggested this plant may be converted to hydrogen or biogas fuels, in lieu of a natural gas pipeline to Italy. This came at the urging of the European Commission out of concern for their Green New Deal carbon reduction goals.[6] The currently equipped turbine is capable of burning up to 75% hydrogen as part of its fuel mix.
Activists from "Moviment Graffitti" protested at Delimara power station in October 2021 "marking the four-year anniversary of the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who died in a car bomb in 2017." According to the Times of Malta, "Galizia was investigating a massive leak of Electrogas documents at the time of her assassination. One of the power station's shareholders, Yorgen Fenech, stands accused of complicity in her murder."[7]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/search/enemalta+Delimara,+Marsaxlokk+power+station/@35.8308706,14.5546305,1217m/data=!3m1!1e3.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006193100/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/malta-lng-to-power-project-marsaxlokk/. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204222934/https://www.enemalta.com.mt/about-us/delimara-power-station/. Archived from the original on 04 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206163733/https://www.electrogas.com.mt/plant-data/. Archived from the original on 06 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "About Delimara Power Plant". Electrogas. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ↑ Hydrogen may soon become the new gas for power plant, Times of Malta, Jul 12, 2020
- ↑ "'Deal soaked in blood': activists descend on Electrogas power station". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
Additional data
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