Besós 3 power station

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Besós 3 power station is an operating power station of at least 412-megawatts (MW) in San Adrian Besos, Barcelona, Spain. It is also known as Besos-3.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Besós 3 power station San Adrian Besos, Barcelona, Spain 41.41847, 2.22859 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 41.41847, 2.22859

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[3] 412[3] combined cycle[3] no[3] 2002[2]

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 Endesa SA[4] Endesa SA [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172454/https://data.open-power-system-data.org/conventional_power_plants/2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230104102433/http://www.ree.es/en/datos/publications/annual-system-report/spanish-electricity-system-2020-report. Archived from the original on 04 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://www.endesa.com/content/dam/endesa-com/endesa-en/home/investors/annualreports2018/ia_2018_ing.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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