Castlelost Flexgen power station

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Castlelost Flexgen power station is a power station in pre-construction in Castlelost, County Westmeath, Ireland.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Castlelost Flexgen power station Castlelost, County Westmeath, Ireland 53.3994, -7.3207 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit GT1 pre-construction[1] diesel, gas[2][3] 275.0 MW[4] gas turbine[2] no[2] 2024 (planned)[2] -

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 GT1 Lumcloon Energy Lumcloon Energy



Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Proposed €500m Midlands Energy Project Could Create 400 Jobs". Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "www.pleanala.ie/publicaccess/EIAR-NIS/312783/SEP-0347%20LEL%20GIS%20CASTLELOST%20-%20ENVIRONMENTAL/SEP-0347%20LEL%20GIS%20CASTLELOST%20EIAR%20(VOL%202)_v10.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. "Ireland to get nine new power plants by 2024 to prevent shortages". Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. "400 jobs during construction of €500m battery and gas plant". Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

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