Sappi Lanaken power station

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Sappi Lanaken power station is an operating power station of at least 43-megawatts (MW) in Lanaken, Limburg Province, Belgium.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sappi Lanaken power station Lanaken, Limburg Province, Belgium 50.8827, 5.64195 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 50.8827, 5.64195

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2][3] 43[2] unknown

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 1 Electrabel NV/SA [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): pulp & paper[4]
  • Captive industry: Both[4]

Background

Sappi, a paper manufacturing company, hosts the Sappi Lanaken combined heat and power station at its location in Lanaken.[5][6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124190850/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/28289164. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172845/https://corporate.engie.be/en/energy/gas. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183708/https://www.sappi.com/lanaken-mill. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Lanaken Mill, Sappi, accessed Mar 23, 2021
  6. Our Gas Fired Power Stations, Engie, accessed Mar 23, 2021

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