Forssa power station

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Forssa power station is an operating power station of at least 320-megawatts (MW) in Finland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Forssa power station Finland 60.8034, 23.5642 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GT1, Unit GT2: 60.8034, 23.5642

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit GT1 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 160[4] gas turbine[4] 2013[3]
Unit GT2 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[4] 160[4] gas turbine[4] 2013[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
Unit GT1 Fingrid Oyj
Unit GT2 Fingrid Oyj

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125034717/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/719029523. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125034743/https://www.fingrid.fi/en/news/news/2022/fingrid-ran-reserve-power-plants-this-morning-to-maintain-power-balance/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125034631/https://www.fingrid.fi/en/news/news/2013/fingrids-new-reserve-power-plant-inaugurated-in-forssa/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125034624/https://mart.cummins.com/imagelibrary/data/assetfiles/0058209.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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