Amercoeur power station

From Global Energy Monitor

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]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 1A, Unit 2, 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
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 451[2][3] combined cycle[2] 2010[4][5]
Unit 1A retired coal - anthracite 125 unknown 1968 2009
Unit 2 retired coal - anthracite 127 unknown 1968 2009
Unit 2 shelved - inferred 2 y[4][6] fossil gas - natural gas[6] 320[6] gas turbine[4] 2025[4]

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
Unit 1 Electrabel NV/SA [100%] ENGIE SA
Unit 1A Electrabel NV/SA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Electrabel NV/SA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Electrabel NV/SA [100%] ENGIE SA

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.[7]

In April 2021, S&P Global reported that Electrabel had a permit for a 320 MW gas turbine plant.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 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 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 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 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Engie plans to add 3 GW of CCGT plants in Belgium to replace its nuclear fleet, Enerdata, Dec 1, 2020
  8. 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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