Bouchain power station

Part of the Global Gas Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor and Center for Media and Democracy project.

Bouchain power station is a 585-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in the department of Nord, France.

Location

The undated satellite below shows the plant in Bouchain, Valenciennes.

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Background

The power station originally consisted of one 250 MW oil-fired unit and one 250 coal-fired unit, commissioned in 1970. Unit-1 was retired in 1995 and Unit-2 retired in 2015.

Project Details

• Sponsor: EDF
• Parent company: Electricite de France
• Developer:
• Location: Bouchain, Valenciennes, Nord, France
• Coordinates: 50.297213, 3.314945 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross generating capacity (operating): 585 MW
  • Gas-fired combined cycle, 585 MW (start-up in 2016)
• Gross generating capacity (retired): 250 MW
  • Unit 2: Coal-fired subcritical, 250 MW (start-up in 1970; retired 2015)
• Start date: 1970
• Type: Subcritical
• Coal Type: Hard coal
• Coal Source: Imported
• Source of financing: