Amercoeur power station
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Amercoeur power station is an operating power station of at least 451-megawatts (MW) in Roux, Hainaut, Belgium with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Amercoeur power station | Roux, Hainaut, Belgium | 50.4304, 4.3955 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2, Unit 1A, Unit 2: 50.4304, 4.3955
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 451[2][3] | combined cycle[2] | not found | 2010[4][5] | – |
| 2 | Shelved inferred November 2024) | fossil gas: natural gas[6] | 320[6] | gas turbine[4] | not found | –[4] | – |
| Unit 1A | Retired | coal: anthracite | 125 | unknown | – | 1968 | 2009 |
| Unit 2 | Retired | coal: anthracite | 127 | unknown | – | 1968 | 2009 |
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%][7] | ENGIE SA [100.0%] |
| 2 | Electrabel NV/SA [100%][7] | ENGIE SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 1A | Electrabel NV/SA [100%][7] | ENGIE SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Electrabel NV/SA [100%][7] | ENGIE SA [100.0%] |
Background
The power station previously had two coal-fired generating units, which retired in 2009. The current gas-fired generating unit then started operation in 2010.
In 2020, Engie proposed expanding the gas plant by adding a 330 MW combined cycle unit.[8]
In April 2021, S&P Global reported that Electrabel had a permit for a 320 MW gas turbine plant.[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172523/https://www.elia.be/en/grid-data/power-generation/generating-facilities. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107230119/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172744/https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/engie-plans-add-3-gw-ccgt-plants-belgium-replace-its-nuclear-fleet.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124184405/https://www.modernpowersystems.com/features/feature130-mwe-amercoeur-coal-veteran-to-be-reborn-as-420-mwe-ccgt/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172648/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/videos/market-movers-europe/112822-oil-g7-russia-eu-ban-germany-energy-bill-support-package-carbon-conference-barcelona-emissions-units-metals-mining-events. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006133056/https://transparency.engie.com/. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Engie plans to add 3 GW of CCGT plants in Belgium to replace its nuclear fleet, Enerdata, Dec 1, 2020
- ↑ Edwardes-Evans, Henry (2021-04-06). "Advanced Power sells 920 MW Belgian gas plant project to Germany's RWE". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
Additional data
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