Lietuvos power station

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Lietuvos power station is an operating power station of at least 1045-megawatts (MW) in Elektrenai, Vilnius, Lithuania. It is also known as Elektrenai (Lithuania).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lietuvos power station Elektrenai, Vilnius, Lithuania 54.7701, 24.6474 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit TG-7, Unit TG-8, Unit TG-9: 54.7701, 24.6474

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit TG-7 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 300[3][2] gas turbine[2] 2008[4]
Unit TG-8 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 300[3][2] gas turbine[2] 2008[4]
Unit TG-9 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 445[3][2] combined cycle[2] 2012[4]

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 TG-7 Ignitis Grupe AB [100.0%]
Unit TG-8 Ignitis Grupe AB [100.0%]
Unit TG-9 Ignitis Grupe AB [100.0%]

Background

In 2015, the power station was mothballed due to increasingly high costs of operation. However, it has since been reactivated to provide reserve energy and grid-stabilization to the Lithuanian national grid.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191931/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/508953872. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20221128142733/https://ignitisgamyba.lt/veikla/elektros-energijos-gamyba/elektrenu-kompleksas-ek/4451. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107230119/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 07 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240223052453/https://old.ignitisgrupe.lt/sites/default/files/inline-files/Fact%2520Sheet%2520FY2021%2520Q1_1.xlsx. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Elektrėnai complex (EC)". Ignitis Gamyba. Retrieved Jun 7th, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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