Dirinon power station

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Dirinon power station is an operating power station of at least 184-megawatts (MW) in Dirinon, Brittany, France.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dirinon power station Dirinon, Brittany, France 48.38986, 4.26233 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GT1, Unit GT2: 48.38986, 4.26233

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit GT1 operating[2][3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 92[2] gas turbine[2] 1980[4]
Unit GT2 operating[2][3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 92[2] gas turbine[2] 1981[4]

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
Unit GT1 EDF [100.0%]
Unit GT2 EDF [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/237314052. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220809004600/https://odre.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/registre-national-installation-production-stockage-electricite-agrege/table/?disjunctive.epci&disjunctive.departement&disjunctive.region&disjunctive.filiere&disjunctive.combustible&disjunctive.combustiblessecondaires&disjunctive.technologie&disjunctive.regime&disjunctive.gestionnaire&sort=codeinseecommune. Archived from the original on 09 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230210015333/https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/dirinon/dirinon-35-ans-apres-la-centrale-au-fuel-tourne-toujours-12-10-2016-11252304.php. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211202142253/https://www.edf.fr/sites/default/files/contrib/groupe-edf/producteur-industriel/carte-des-implantations/centrale-arrighi/presentation/DP%20CETAC%202014.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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