Afferde power station

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Afferde power station is a retired power station in Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Afferde power station	Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany	52.1, 9.366667 (approximate)

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	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal - bituminous	54	subcritical	1957	–
Unit 2	retired	coal - bituminous	65	subcritical	1962	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Westfalen Weser Energie GmbH & Co KG [100.0%]
Unit 2	Westfalen Weser Energie GmbH & Co KG [100.0%]

Background

Afferde power station was commissioned in 1957 by E.On Westfalen Weser Ag. It may have been converted to the biomass-fueled Enertec Hameln power station.

The coal-fired power station reportedly began conversion to burn waste biomass in 1977, though the date on which conversion was completed could not be confirmed.

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