Genk-Langerlo power station

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Genk-Langerlo power station is a retired power station in Genk, Limburg, Belgium.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Genk-Langerlo power station	Genk, Genk, Limburg, Belgium	50.940323, 5.491806 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 50.940323, 5.491806

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal: bituminous	280	subcritical	1973	2016
Unit 2	retired	coal: bituminous	280	subcritical	1974	2016

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Eneco Zuid Nederland BV [100%]	Mitsubishi Corp [80.0%]; Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [20.0%]
Unit 2	Eneco Zuid Nederland BV [100%]	Mitsubishi Corp [80.0%]; Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [20.0%]

Background

The 560 MW coal plant is owned by E.ON. E.ON had planned to convert the plant to be a 400 MW biomass plant, but opted instead to sell the plant to wood pellet producer German Pellets, which plans to convert the power plant to burn biomass. The sale was expected to close by the end of 2015.

The plant stopped burning coal in April 2016.

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