Elsta power station

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Elsta power station is a 460-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in Zuid-Holland Province, Netherlands.

Location

The map below shows the location of the power station in Hoek, Zuid-Holland Province, Netherlands.

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Background

This power station supplies combined heat-and-power to Dow's chemical production facility in Hoek, as well as electrical power for the national grid.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Dow Benelux
• Parent company: The Dow Chemical Company
• Location: Hoek, Zuid-Holland Province, Netherlands
• Coordinates: 51.3331, 3.7787 (exact)
• Gross generating capacity (operating): 460 MW
  • Gas-fired combined cycle with CHP, 455 MW (start-up in 1998)