Porto Empedocle power station
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Porto Empedocle power station is an operating power station of at least 125-megawatts (MW) in Porto Empedocle, Agrigento, Italy. It is also known as Vigata.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
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Porto Empedocle power station | Porto Empedocle, Agrigento, Italy | 37.28757, 13.52117 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 37.28757, 13.52117
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
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Unit 1 | operating[2] | fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] | 45[3] | steam turbine[3] | – | – | – |
Unit 2 | operating[4] | fossil gas - natural gas[5][6] | 80[5][6] | gas turbine[5] | – | 2015[6][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 |
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Unit 1 | Enel Produzione SpA [100.0%] |
Unit 2 | Enel Produzione SpA [100.0%] |
Background
The new gas-fired turbine replaced an older, heavy fuel-oil unit in 2015. The older unit has since been place on cold reserve.[7]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/161856292.
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Additional data
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