Brindisi Nord power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Brindisi Nord power station is an operating power station of at least 1283-megawatts (MW) in Brindisi, Apulia, Italy with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Brindisi Nord power station Brindisi, Brindisi, Apulia, Italy 40.644119, 17.980801 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 40.644119, 17.980801
  • Unit 10, Unit 8, Unit 9, Unit ST1, Unit ST2: 40.6293, 18.0033

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal - bituminous 320 subcritical 1969 2008
Unit 10 operating[1] gas[2] 381[2] combined cycle[2] yes[2] 2005[2]
Unit 2 retired coal - bituminous 320 subcritical 1969 2008
Unit 3 mothballed coal - bituminous 320 subcritical 1979 2025 (planned)
Unit 4 mothballed coal - bituminous 320 subcritical 1979 2025 (planned)
Unit 8 operating[1] gas[2] 381[2] combined cycle[2] yes[2] 2006[2]
Unit 9 operating[1] gas[2] 381[2] combined cycle[2] yes[2] 2006[2]
Unit ST1 operating[3] other gas, heavy fuel oil[4] 70[4] steam turbine[3] yes[3] 1967[5]
Unit ST2 operating[3] other gas, heavy fuel oil[4] 70[4] steam turbine[3] yes[3] 1971[5]

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 Edipower SpA [100.0%]
Unit 10 Eni SpA[2] Eni SpA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Edipower SpA [100.0%]
Unit 3 Edipower SpA [100.0%]
Unit 4 Edipower SpA [100.0%]
Unit 8 Eni SpA[2] Eni SpA [100.0%]
Unit 9 Eni SpA[2] Eni SpA [100.0%]
Unit ST1 Enipower SpA[2] Eni SpA [100.0%]
Unit ST2 Enipower SpA[2] Eni SpA [100.0%]

Background

Brindisi Nord power station was a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 1,280 MW. The four units were completed between 1969 and 1979. Units 1-2 were retired in 2008.[6] Units 3-4 are on standby while the plant seeks a new permit to co-fire coal and municipal waste at unit 3. The plant is owned by Eni SpA.[7]

Currently, there are 3 gas-fired combined cycle turbines operating at the station, generating a total of 1179 MW of electricity in a combined heat-and-power system.[8]

A2A announced in 2020 they are now exploring converting the two idle units to "eight endothermic gas powered generators" with a capacity of 300 MW.[9]

As of December 2022, the power station was described as "disused" (Google translate).[10]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20201130123649/https://www.eni.com/assets/documents/documents-en/brochure-brindisi-eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 (PDF) https://www.eni.com/assets/documents/brochure-brindisi.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220118060311/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/4646215/r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-l-i-s-t-ansaldo-energia. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 http://documenti.camera.it/leg17/resoconti/commissioni/stenografici/html/39/audiz2/audizione/2016/05/02/stenografico.0095.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "EDIPOWER Brindisi Nord Power Plant Italy," GEO, accessed April 2016
  7. "G7 Coal Phase Out: Italy," E3G, Sep 19, 2015
  8. "Brochure - Brindisi" (PDF). Eni. Retrieved May 4th, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Enel lines up three Italian coal closures for early 2021, S&P Global, Sep 9, 2020
  10. "PROGETTI A2A – LEGAMBIENTE: OCCORRE UN CONFRONTO COSTANTE E SPECIFICO," Brindisi Time, December 3, 2022

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.