Wuppertal-Elberfeld power station

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Wuppertal-Elberfeld power station is a retired power station in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Wuppertal-Elberfeld power station	Wuppertal, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51.248386, 7.118781 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 3: 51.248386, 7.118781

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 3	retired	coal: bituminous	100	subcritical	1989	2018

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 3	WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke GmbH [100%]	WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke GmbH [100.0%]

Background

Wuppertal-Elberfeld power station was a combined heat and power plant commissioned by Wuppertaler Stadtwerke in 1989. The plant retired in 2018.

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Additional data

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