Ringvaart power station

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Ringvaart power station is an operating power station of at least 385-megawatts (MW) in Gent, East Flanders, Belgium with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ringvaart power station Gent, East Flanders, Belgium 51.1049, 3.7257 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 51.1049, 3.7257

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] 385[2][3] combined cycle[2] not found 1998[4]
2 Cancelled[5] fossil gas: natural gas[5] 235[5] gas turbine[5] not found

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 Luminus NV/SA [100%][2][6][7] EDF Belgium SA [68.6%]; Pubilec CVBA/SCRL [26.4%]
2 Luminus NV/SA [100%][2][6][7] EDF Belgium SA [68.6%]; Pubilec CVBA/SCRL [26.4%]

Background

This power station is owned by Luminus, a subsidiary of EDF. In 2021, Luminus withdrew a proposal to build an additional 235 MW of power in gas-fired turbines.[8] The company cited "legal uncertainty" as their reason for the withdrawal, following strong protests against the addition of new gas plants by Ghents MiliueFront (Environmental front of Ghent).[9][10]

Articles and Resources

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172523/https://www.elia.be/en/grid-data/power-generation/generating-facilities. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{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. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817205129/https://zenodo.org/record/3349843. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220831154208/https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/milieu-energie/tessenderlo-luminus-en-eneco-kandidaat-voor-gascentrales/10335881.html. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124181334/https://www.luminus.be/nl/corporate/energieproductie/de-thermische-centrales/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  8. Steel, Tobe (Sep 30th, 2021). "Tessenderlo Luminus en Eneco Kandidaat voor Gascentrales". De Tijd. Retrieved May 24th, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Atlantico. "Belgique : une association écologiste refuse de lutter contre un projet de centrales au gaz pour ne pas compromettre la sortie du nucléaire". Atlantico (in français). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
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