Borssele power station

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Borssele power station is a retired power station in Borssele, Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Borssele power station	Borssele, Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands	51.433188, 3.716023 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 12: 51.433188, 3.716023

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 12	Retired	coal: bituminous, bioenergy: unknown	441	subcritical	1988	2015

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 12	EPZ NV [100%]	RWE AG [30.0%]; Energetický a průmyslový holding AS

Background

Borssele power station was a one-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 426 MW. The plant was completed in 1987, and owned by EPZ, a 70:30 JV of Delta NV and RWE. The companies began co-combusting biomass at Borsselle-12 in 2000. A biomass contribution of up to 20% was reached before the end of subsidies and the generator reverted to almost complete coal-firing by 2014. The coal-fired set was closed on 25 Nov 2015 as it was not upgraded to current air-quality regulations.

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