Tiger I power station

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Tiger I power station is a mothballed power station in Vlorë, Albania. It is also known as Tigri 1.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tiger I power station Vlorë, Vlorë, Albania 40.473319, 19.445376 (approximate)[1][2]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
1 Mothballed[3][4][5] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[6][5] 52.2[7][8] internal combustion[3] 2023[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 Operator Owner Parent
1 Renco[3] Excelerate Energy LP [100%][3] Excelerate Energy LLC; natural person(s)

Background

In 2022 Albania’s power utility KESH leased a mobile oil-fired thermal power plant with an installed capacity of 110 MW from US-Italian consortium Excelerate Energy-Renco. The company intended to secure an additional supply of electricity with prices lower than the one paid for import.[9] In July 2023, it was reported that two power-generating ships "Tiger 1" and "Tiger 3" anchored on the shores of Vlora in September of 2022, still had not been put into operation by KESH. The testing of the plants was supposed to be completed in May 2023, but was delayed once again. Additionally, they were still not connected to the electricity transmission network. However, despite having generators turned off for 9 months, the Albanian authorities still pay Exelerate-Renco $68 million for rent and operation, even if they do not turn them on for a single day.[10]

As of November 2024, the two floating thermal power plants in Vlora "Tiger 1" and "Tiger 3" have been floating in the bay of Vlora without producing energy.[11][12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/yT7toZHMALvWBR7b6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512145706/https://politiko.al/english/e-tjera/triporti-me-koncesion-ne-loje-hyn-edhe-tec-i-i-vlores-i459707. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://www.voxnews.al/english/fokus/erdhen-me-ceremoni-por-tec-et-lundruese-ne-vlore-nuk-kane-asnje-dite-pune--i34349. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108212313/https://en.faktoje.al/tiger-1-and-tiger-3-still-with-generators-turned-off/. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230307153158/https://balkangreenenergynews.com/gek-terna-launches-170-mw-thermal-power-plant-project-in-albania/. Archived from the original on 07 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230529011405/https://balkangreenenergynews.com/us-italian-consortium-to-lease-oil-fired-power-plant-to-albania/. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220101134135/https://www.powerengineeringint.com/world-regions/asia/fast-track-bangladesh-barges/. Archived from the original on 01 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://summitpowerinternational.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Annual-Report-2017-2018.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "US-Italian consortium to lease oil-fired power plant to Albania". Balkan Green Energy News. February 18, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ""Tiger 1" and "Tiger 3" still with generators turned off". en.faktoje.al. July 4, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ""Vlora thermal power plants", bureaucracy, pollution and millions spent". CITIZENS. August 14, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Floating thermal power plants in Vlora, KPP cancels the waste evacuation procedure". CNA. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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