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):
- Unit 2A, Unit 2B, Unit 3, Unit 4: 35.83087, 14.55463
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2A | Operating[2] | fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] | 75[2] | gas turbine[2] | – | 1994[2] |
| Unit 2B | Operating[2] | fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] | 115[2] | combined cycle[2] | – | 1999[2] |
| Unit 3, timepoint 1 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] | 152.8[3][4][2] | ICCC[3][2] | not found | 2017[2] |
| Unit 3, timepoint 2 | Announced[5][6][7] | fossil gas: natural gas, other: hydrogen (green)[5][8][9] | 152.8[3][4][2] | ICCC[3][2] | not found | 2028 (planned)[6] |
| Unit 4, timepoint 1 | Operating[3] | fossil gas: LNG[2] | 205[3][4][2] | combined cycle[3] | not found | 2017[2] |
| Unit 4, timepoint 2 | Announced[5][6][7] | fossil gas: natural gas, other: hydrogen (green)[5][8][9] | 205[3][4][2] | combined cycle[3] | not found | 2028 (planned)[6] |
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 | Operator | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2A | Enemalta[10] | Enemalta PLC [100%][2] | Government of Malta [66.7%]; Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd [33.3%] |
| Unit 2B | Enemalta[10] | Enemalta PLC [100%][2] | Government of Malta [66.7%]; Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd [33.3%] |
| Unit 3, timepoint 1 | Delimara 3 Power Generation[10] | Delimara 3 Power Generation Ltd [100%][2] | Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd [93.3%]; Enemalta PLC [6.7%] |
| Unit 3, timepoint 2 | Delimara 3 Power Generation[10] | Delimara 3 Power Generation Ltd [100%][2] | Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd [93.3%]; Enemalta PLC [6.7%] |
| Unit 4, timepoint 1 | Electrogas Malta[10] | Electrogas Malta Ltd [100%][2] | GEM Holding Ltd [33.3%]; State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic [33.3%]; Siemens AG |
| Unit 4, timepoint 2 | Electrogas Malta[10] | Electrogas Malta Ltd [100%][2] | GEM Holding Ltd [33.3%]; State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic [33.3%]; Siemens AG |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 3: Announced conversion from fossil gas to fossil gas in 2028.
Unit 4: Announced conversion from fossil gas to fossil gas in 2028.
Table 4: Unit-level hydrogen conversion proposal details
| Unit name | H2 ready turbine (%)? | MOU for H2 supply? | Contract for H2 supply? | Financing for supply of H2? | Co-located with electrolyzer/H2 production facility? | What % of H2 blending currently? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2A | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit 2B | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit 3, timepoint 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit 3, timepoint 2[6][9] | – | N | N | N | N | – |
| Unit 4, timepoint 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unit 4, timepoint 2[11][6][9][12] | 75.0 | N | N | N | N | – |
Background
The plant was completed in 2017. It is comprised of three Siemens SGT800 Turbines and a single SGT900 steam turbine.[13] 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.[14] 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."[15]
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) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204222934/https://www.enemalta.com.mt/about-us/delimara-power-station/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006193100/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/malta-lng-to-power-project-marsaxlokk/. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206163733/https://www.electrogas.com.mt/plant-data/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://melitatransgas.com.mt/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 (PDF) https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/mc-Fact-sheet-Melita.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201205113956/https://newsbook.com.mt/en/government-hoping-hydrogen-will-power-malta-in-the-future/. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://timesofmalta.com/article/hydrogen-may-soon-become-the-new-gas-for-power-plant.804657.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/127905/watch_malta_wants_equitable_green_transition_that_leaves_no_one_behind_miriam_dalli_says.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 https://www.enemalta.com.mt/2017/11/16/delimara-power-station/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.siemens-energy.com/us/en/home/stories/distributed-energy-malta.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.siemens-energy.com/us/en/home/products-services/product/sgt-800.html#/.
{{cite web}}: 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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