Aboño power station

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Aboño power station is an operating power station of at least 916-megawatts (MW) in Aboño, Gijón, Asturias, Spain.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aboño power station	Aboño, Gijón, Asturias, Asturias, Spain	43.553557, -5.721851 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 43.553557, -5.721851

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - bituminous	360	subcritical	1974	2021 (planned)
Unit 2	operating	coal - bituminous	556.2	subcritical	1985	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	EDP España SA [100.0%]
Unit 2	EDP España SA [100.0%]

Background

Aboño power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 916 MW. The plant was completed between 1974 and 1985, and is owned by Energias de Portugal. The Aboño Thermal Power Station uses several fuels, including domestic and imported coal, fuel oil, diesel, and the excess gases produced by the Arcelor-Mittal de Gijón steel mill.

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Additional data

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