Vilvoorde power station
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Vilvoorde power station is an operating power station of at least 255-megawatts (MW) in Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Vilvoorde power station | Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium | 50.9414, 4.4246 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2: 50.9414, 4.4246
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2][3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[2][4] | 255[2][3][4] | gas turbine[4] | not found | 2001[5][3] |
| 2 | Shelved inferred May 2024) | fossil gas: natural gas[6] | 870[7][6] | combined cycle[6] | not found | –[6] |
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 | Electrabel NV/SA [100%][5][4][6] | ENGIE SA [100.0%] |
| 2 | Electrabel NV/SA [100%][5][4][6] | ENGIE SA [100.0%] |
Background
Due to underutilization, Electrabel entered this plant into the Strategic Reserve from 2014 to 2017 (3 years).[8] The plant has since re-entered the market, and Electrabel is planning to expand the site. It purchased the land from EMGB and has proposed an 870 MW expansion.[9]
In February 2021, Enerdata reported that Electrabel "will still go ahead" with its proposal for a "870 MW unit [...] on the site of the 255 MW Vilvoorde gas-fired power plant acquired from EM Generation Brussels (EMGB) in April 2020)".[10]
The Flemish Minister of Energy Zuhal Demi refused a permit application for the proposed 870 mw Vilvoorde power plant in November 2021.[11] In August 2021, Engie was considering an appeal[12], and in December it announced it intended to submit a new application.[13]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124190848/https://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/41969. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 3.0 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) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172913/https://www.engie.com/en/vilvoorde-gas-fired-power-plant. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006133056/https://transparency.engie.com/. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172824/https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/belgium-excludes-engies-vilvoorde-gas-fired-project-subsidy-scheme.html. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124180147/https://www.montelnews.com/news/1243055/la-wallonie-autorise-une-centrale-%C3%A0-gaz-900-mw-dengie. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Annual electricity capacity update: Belgian supply to stabilise in period before nuclear phase-out, ICIS, Joachim Moxon, Jan 17, 2017
- ↑ Belgium: acquisition of the Vilvoorde site and gas-fired power plant, ENGIE, Apr 17, 2020
- ↑ "BASF cancels plan to build a 850 MW CCGT project with Engie in Belgium | Enerdata". www.enerdata.net. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "Energiebevoorrading van België is niet langer zeker nu ook gascentrale in Vilvoorde geen vergunning krijgt: hoe zal worden vermeden dat het licht straks uitgaat?". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "La Wallonie autorise une centrale à gaz (900 MW) d'Engie". Montel (in français). Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ Newmedia, R. T. L. (2021-12-09). "Engie compte introduire une nouvelle demande de permis pour sa centrale au gaz à Vilvorde". RTL Info (in français). Retrieved 2021-12-09.
Additional data
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