Chivasso power station

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Chivasso power station is an operating power station of at least 1123-megawatts (MW) in Chivasso, Turin, Italy.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chivasso power station Chivasso, Turin, Italy 45.1856, 7.9016 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 45.1856, 7.9016

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[3][4] 753[3][4] combined cycle[3] no 2004[3]
Unit 2 operating[2] gas[3][4] 370[3][4] combined cycle[3] no 2005[3]

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 A2A SpA[3] A2A SpA [100.0%]
Unit 2 A2A SpA[3] A2A SpA [100.0%]

Background

Originally built in 1950, Chivasso plant was repowered in 2005 with two combined cycle units.[5] In 2015 and 2019 GE performed upgrades to the units to add system flexibility.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 https://www.gruppoa2a.it/it/chi-siamo/nostri-impianti/termoelettrici/centrale-chivasso. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125014230/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/italian-utility-a2a-group-expands-use-ges-solutions-increase-flexibility-four-power. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Centrale di Chivasso, A2A, accessed Apr 7, 2021
  6. Italian Utility A2A Group Expands Use of GE's Solutions to Increase Flexibility at Four Power Plants in Italy, GE, Mar 6, 2019

Additional data

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