As Pontes power station
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As Pontes power station, in the province of A Coruna, Spain, has 2,324 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity (1,468 MW coal-fired and 856 MW gas-fired).
Location
The map below shows the location of the plant in As Pontes de García Rodríguez.
Background on Plant
As Pontes power station is a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,468.5 MW. The plant was completed between 1976 and 1979, and is owned by Enel.[1] According to Industcards, the Pontes plant has been converted to run on imported coal only, as local lignite reserves have declined.[2]
In May 2018, Endesa said it planned to invest more than EUR 200 million to bring the plant in line with EU pollution standards by 2020.[3] In May 2019, Endesa confirmed that the company had so far invested €77 million in pollution upgrades at AS Pontes.[4]
In September 2019, Endesa said it had halted conversion work on units 3 and 4 of the plant as it reconsiders the plant's future.[5] In December 2019 Endesa submitted an application to close the coal plant at an unspecified date. The capacity will be replaced with renewables.[6]
Plant Details
- Sponsor: Endesa SA
- Parent company: Enel
- Location: As Pontes de García Rodríguez, O Eume, A Coruña (La Coruña), Galiza (Galicia), Spain
- Coordinates: 43.441395, -7.862578 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Gross generating capacity (operating): 2,324 MW
- Unit 1: Coal-fired subcritical, 369 MW (start-up in 1976)
- Unit 2: Coal-fired subcritical, 366 MW (start-up in 1977)
- Unit 3: Coal-fired subcritical, 366 MW (start-up in 1978)
- Unit 4: Coal-fired subcritical, 367 MW (start-up in 1979)
- Unit 5: Gas-fired[7] combined cycle[8], 856 MW[7] (start-up in 2008)[9]
- Type: Subcritical
- Start year: 1976-1979
- Coal type: Bituminous
- Coal source: Imported
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ As Pontes power station, GEO, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Spain - other regions," Industcards, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Endesa launches the revamping of the As Pontes plant to reduce emissions by up to 80%," Endesa, March 13, 2018
- ↑ "IEEFA Europe: Looming EU anti-pollution standards undercut recent coal investments," IEEFA, Nov 27, 2019
- ↑ "Fundamentals draw sting from Spain's coal phase out," Platts, Sep 23, 2019
- ↑ "Endesa requests closure of the As Pontes and Carboneras coal plants". Spain's News. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, ID 18WPGR5TG1-123-T, 18WPGR5TG2-123-M, 18WPGR5TV-1234-A accessed November 2019
- ↑ Spanish Electricity System 2018 Report Red Eléctrica de España, August 1, 2019
- ↑ Open Power Plants Database, ID g_18WPGR5TG1-123-T, g_18WPGR5TG2-123-M, g_18WPGR5TV-1234-A European Commission Joint Research Centre, version 0.91
