Delimara power station
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Delimara power station is an operating power station of at least 547-megawatts (MW) in Marsaxlokk Bay, Marsaxlokk, Malta.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Delimara power station | Marsaxlokk Bay, Marsaxlokk, Malta | 35.83087, 14.55463 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 2A, Unit 2B, Unit 3, Unit 4: 35.83087, 14.55463
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Equipment | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2A | Operating[2] | fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] | 75[2] | gas turbine[2] | – | 1994[2] | GE Power: MS6001B[3] | no |
| Unit 2B | Operating[2] | fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] | 115[2] | combined cycle[2] | – | 1999[2] | GE Power: MS6001B[3] | no |
| Unit 3, timepoint 1 | Operating[4] | fossil gas: LNG, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] | 152.8[4][5][2] | ICCC[4][2] | not found | 2017[2] | Wärtsilä[3] | no |
| Unit 4, timepoint 1 | Operating[4] | fossil gas: LNG[2] | 205[4][5][2] | combined cycle[4] | not found | 2017[2] | Siemens Energy: SGT-800[3] | no |
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 | Operator | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2A | Enemalta[3] | Enemalta PLC [100%][2] | Government of Malta [66.7%]; Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd [33.3%] |
| Unit 2B | Enemalta[3] | Enemalta PLC [100%][2] | Government of Malta [66.7%]; Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd [33.3%] |
| Unit 3, timepoint 1 | Delimara 3 Power Generation[3] | Delimara 3 Power Generation Ltd [100%][2] | Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd [93.3%]; Enemalta PLC [6.7%] |
| Unit 4, timepoint 1 | Electrogas Malta[3] | Electrogas Malta Ltd [100%][2] | GEM Holding Ltd [33.3%]; Siemens AG [33.3%]; State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic [33.3%] |
Background
The plant was completed in 2017. It is comprised of three Siemens SGT800 Turbines and a single SGT900 steam turbine.[6] In 2020, reporting suggested this plant may be converted to hydrogen or biogas fuels, in lieu of a natural gas pipeline to Italy. This came at the urging of the European Commission out of concern for their Green New Deal carbon reduction goals.[7] The currently equipped turbine is capable of burning up to 75% hydrogen as part of its fuel mix.
Activists from "Moviment Graffitti" protested at Delimara power station in October 2021 "marking the four-year anniversary of the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who died in a car bomb in 2017." According to the Times of Malta, "Galizia was investigating a massive leak of Electrogas documents at the time of her assassination. One of the power station's shareholders, Yorgen Fenech, stands accused of complicity in her murder."[8]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/search/enemalta+Delimara,+Marsaxlokk+power+station/@35.8308706,14.5546305,1217m/data=!3m1!1e3.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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 2.20 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204222934/https://www.enemalta.com.mt/about-us/delimara-power-station/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "About us - Delimara Power Station". 2017-11-16. Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006193100/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/malta-lng-to-power-project-marsaxlokk/. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206163733/https://www.electrogas.com.mt/plant-data/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "About Delimara Power Plant". Electrogas. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ↑ Hydrogen may soon become the new gas for power plant, Times of Malta, Jul 12, 2020
- ↑ "'Deal soaked in blood': activists descend on Electrogas power station". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
Additional data
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