Riga-2 power station

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Riga-2 power station is an operating power station of at least 881-megawatts (MW) in Salaspils, Riga, Latvia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Riga-2 power station Salaspils, Riga, Latvia 56.918, 24.2766 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 56.918, 24.2766

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2][3] 441[2][3] combined cycle[3] yes[3] 2009[3]
2 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2][3] 440[2][3] combined cycle[2][3] yes[2][3] 2013[3]

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
1 Latvenergo AS [100%][3] Latvenergo AS [100.0%]
2 Latvenergo AS [100%][3] Latvenergo AS [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 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. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221223145542/https://latvenergo.lv/en/par-mums/razosana/. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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