Drogenbos power station

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Drogenbos power station is an operating power station of at least 460-megawatts (MW) in Drogenbos, Flemish Brabant, Belgium with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Drogenbos power station Drogenbos, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 50.8023, 4.299 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit ST: 50.8023, 4.299

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[2][4] 460[2][3] combined cycle[2] 1993[1]
Unit ST mothballed[5] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[5] 112[5] steam turbine[5] 1999[5]

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 Electrabel NV/SA [100%] ENGIE SA
Unit ST Electrabel NV/SA [100%] ENGIE SA

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172523/https://www.elia.be/en/grid-data/power-generation/generating-facilities. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 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)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172731/https://github.com/PyPSA/powerplantmatching. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125030441/https://perso.uclouvain.be/ernest.matagne/ELEC2753/SEM13/S13TRAN.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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