Brindisi Nord power station
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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) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 10, 8, 9, ST1, ST2, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 40.644119, 17.980801
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Operating[1][2] | fossil gas: natural gas[3] | 381[3] | combined cycle[3] | yes[3] | 2005[3] | – |
| 8 | Operating[1][2] | fossil gas: natural gas[3] | 381[3] | combined cycle[3] | yes[3] | 2006[3] | – |
| 9 | Operating[1][2] | fossil gas: natural gas[3] | 381[3] | combined cycle[3] | yes[3] | 2006[3] | – |
| ST1 | Operating[4] | fossil gas: unknown, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[5] | 70[5] | steam turbine[4] | yes[4] | 1967[6] | – |
| ST2 | Operating[4] | fossil gas: unknown, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[5] | 70[5] | steam turbine[4] | yes[4] | 1971[6] | – |
| Unit 1 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 320 | subcritical | – | 1969 | 2008 |
| Unit 2 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 320 | subcritical | – | 1969 | 2008 |
| Unit 3 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 320 | subcritical | – | 1979 | 2020 |
| Unit 4 | Retired | coal: bituminous | 320 | subcritical | – | 1979 | 2020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Eni SpA [100%][3] | Eni SpA [100.0%] |
| 8 | Eni SpA [100%][3] | Eni SpA [100.0%] |
| 9 | Eni SpA [100%][3] | Eni SpA [100.0%] |
| ST1 | Enipower SpA [100%][3] | Eni SpA [51.0%]; Regatta Investments SpA [49.0%] |
| ST2 | Enipower SpA [100%][3] | Eni SpA [51.0%]; Regatta Investments SpA [49.0%] |
| Unit 1 | Edipower SpA [100%] | A2A SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Edipower SpA [100%] | A2A SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Edipower SpA [100%] | A2A SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Edipower SpA [100%] | A2A 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.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
As of December 2022, the power station was described as "disused" (Google translate).[11]
As of January 2025, the power station's coal-fired capacity was understood to have retired by 2020 at the latest.[12]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107230119/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Stabilimento di Brindisi - Info - Valutazioni e Autorizzazioni Ambientali - VAS - VIA - AIA". va.mite.gov.it. Archived from the original on 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 (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 2020-11-30.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 (PDF) https://www.eni.com/assets/documents/brochure-brindisi.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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 2022-01-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 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) - ↑ "EDIPOWER Brindisi Nord Power Plant Italy," GEO, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "G7 Coal Phase Out: Italy," E3G, Sep 19, 2015
- ↑ "Brochure - Brindisi" (PDF). Eni. Retrieved May 4th, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Enel lines up three Italian coal closures for early 2021, S&P Global, Sep 9, 2020
- ↑ "PROGETTI A2A – LEGAMBIENTE: OCCORRE UN CONFRONTO COSTANTE E SPECIFICO," Brindisi Time, December 3, 2022
- ↑ "Energy production: new investments for the A2A plant in Brindisi," Brindisi Report, February 5, 2020
Additional data
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