Blénod power station

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Blénod power station is an operating power station of at least 427-megawatts (MW) in Blenod-les-Pont-a-Mousson, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Blénod power station Blenod-les-Pont-a-Mousson, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France 48.86898, 6.08415 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 5: 48.86898, 6.08415
  • Unit 2, Unit 4, Unit 1, Unit 3: 48.869091, 6.080033

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 5 operating[2] gas[3] 427[2] combined cycle[3] no 2011[3]
Unit 2 retired coal - bituminous 250 subcritical 1966 2013
Unit 4 retired coal - bituminous 250 subcritical 1963 2013
Unit 1 retired coal - bituminous 250 subcritical 1963 2000
Unit 3 retired coal - bituminous 250 subcritical 1963 2014

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 5 EDF[3] Électricité de France (EDF) SA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Electricité de France SA (EDF) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Electricité de France SA (EDF) [100.0%]
Unit 1 Electricité de France SA (EDF) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Electricité de France SA (EDF) [100.0%]

Background

The power station originally consisted of four 250 MW units, fueled by coal and oil and commissioned in 1963 to 1969. Unit 1 was retired in 2000.[4][5]

Unit 2 was retired in 2013, and units 3-4 in 2014.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/48%C2%B052'08.7%22N+6%C2%B004'48.1%22E/@48.8690916.08003317z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d48.869091!4d6.080033. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/registre-national-des-installations-de-production-et-de-stockage-delectricite-au-31-08-2022/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Coal-Fired Plants in France," Industcards, accessed April 2016
  5. "Blénod Thermal Power Plant France," GEO, accessed April 2016
  6. "G7 coal phase out: France," E3G, Sep 15, 2015

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datases, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.