Le Moule Power Station
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Le Moule Power Station (Centrale Thermique du Moule) is an operating power station of at least 102-megawatts (MW) in Le Moule, Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Le Moule Power Station | Le Moule, Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe | 16.304873, -61.326223 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 16.304873, -61.326223
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, timepoint 2 | Operating[2] | bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids)[2] | 38[3] | – | 2011[3] | – |
| Unit 1 | Operating | coal: unknown, bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids) | 32 | unknown | 1998 | 2025 (planned) |
| Unit 2 | Operating | coal: unknown, bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids) | 32 | unknown | 1998 | 2025 (planned) |
| Unit 3, timepoint 1 | Retired | coal: unknown, bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids) | 38 | unknown | 2011 | 2020 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Operator | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3, timepoint 2 | Albioma[2] | Albioma SAS [100%][2] | KKR & Co. Inc |
| Unit 1 | Albioma[2] | Albioma SAS [100%][2] | KKR & Co. Inc |
| Unit 2 | Albioma[2] | Albioma SAS [100%][2] | KKR & Co. Inc |
| Unit 3, timepoint 1 | Albioma[2] | Albioma SAS [100%][2] | KKR & Co. Inc |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 3: Converted from coal to bioenergy in 2011.
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): power[4]
- Captive industry: Sugar[4]
- Non-industry use: power[4]
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
Background
The plant runs on a combination of coal imported from Colombia and Venezuela, and bagasse (sugar cane waste) from the adjacent Gardel sugar factory.[5] Units 1 and 2, each with a capacity of 32 MW, began operation in 1998 under the ownership of Albioma.[6][7] Unit 3, with a capacity of 38 MW, began operation in 2011.[6]
Fuels used and bioenergy conversion
For the majority of the power station's lifespan, Units 1 and 2 have been fueled by bagasse during the sugar cane harvest season, and ran on coal the rest of the year.[5][7]
In November 2018 Albioma announced that Unit 3 would be converted to run entirely on bagasse.[8][9] Albioma's website[7] and 2021 annual results report, released in March 2022[10] subsequently confirmed that Unit 3 has been fueled 100% by biomass since November 2020.
In May 2024, Albioma's website stated that the company planned to convert Units 1 and 2 (ALM1 and ALM2) to be completely biomass-fueled, thereby abandoning the combustion of coal completely at Le Moule.[11] In July 2024, an Albioma press release announced that the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) had approved the power station's plans to fully convert from coal to biomass.[12]
In late 2024, Albioma's website indicated that the conversion of Unit 2 to 100% biomass-fueled was underway.[11] Units 1 and 2 were expected to be solely biomass-fueled by 2025, with Unit 1 (ALM1) scheduled to operate only during the annual sugarcane harvests, during which time the unit would burn waste bagasse from the harvest.[11]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://maps.app.goo.gl/BAjhQjrmKZZK9q5i6.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20230325013459/https://www.albioma.com/implantation/guadeloupe/le-moule/. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230326131527/https://www.albioma.com/en/who-are-we/history/. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240702071519/https://www.albioma.com/en/site/guadeloupe/le-moule/. Archived from the original on 02 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bagasse-Coal Plant, Guadeloupe Tourism, accessed November 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Our history, Albioma, accessed November 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Le Moule". Albioma. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ ALBIOMA Caraïbes: signature of the rider to the EDF contract for the 100% biomass conversion of the power plant], Globe Newswire, Dec. 20, 2018
- ↑ "La centrale thermique du Moule prête à passer du charbon à la biomasse". Guadeloupe la 1ère. November 16, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Albioma: Annual results 2021". GlobeNewswire News Room. March 2, 2022.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Centrale du Moule, Albioma website, Last accessed: December 4, 2024
- ↑ With the conversion of the Albioma Le Moule power plant in Guadeloupe to 100% biomass, the coal era in the French Overseas Territories definitively comes to an end, Albioma, July 3, 2024
Additional data
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