Merwedekanaal power station

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Merwedekanaal power station is an operating power station of at least 224-megawatts (MW) in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Merwedekanaal power station Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands 52.1017, 5.0794 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 12: 52.1017, 5.0794

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
12 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 224[2][4] combined cycle[3] yes[4] 1989[3] 2030 (planned)[5]

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 Parent
12 Eneco Warmteproductie Utrecht BV [100%][4] Mitsubishi Corp [80.0%]; Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [20.0%]

Background

Unit 11 was permanently decommissioned in 2019.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191806/https://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/44504. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174821/https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5790119. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124180934/https://news.eneco.com/eneco-acquires-heat-and-electricity-generation-in-utrecht-from-nuon/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240219043803/https://www.eneco.com/~/media/eneco-nl-over-ons/pdf/eneco-whitepaper-one-planet-2023-nw-v3.pdf?la=en/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "TenneT Annual Market Update 2019" (PDF). TenneT. March 26, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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