Farciennes power station

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Farciennes power station is a retired 202-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Hainaut Province, Belgium.

Location

The map below shows the location of the power station in the town of Farciennes, Hainaut Province, Belgium.

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Background

The Farciennes power station was originally built in the 1920s, with two coal-fired units added in 1958. In operation until 1985, the facilities were demolished between 1996 and 2000. From 2001 to 2014 the decontamination & recovery group Spaque studied and cleaned the pollutants in the area; they found there were high levels of heavy metals, mineral oils, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), benzene, manganese, and sulphates in the land surrounding the site.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Electrabel
• Parent company: Engie
• Location: Hainaut Province, Belgium
• Coordinates: 50.4200, 4.5560 (exact)
• Coal type: Hard coal
• Coal source: Roton Mine, Farciennes, Hainaut Province, Belgium
• Gross generating capacity (retired): 202 MW
  • Unit 1: Coal-fired subcritical, 92 MW (start-up in 1958)
  • Unit 2: Coal-fired subcritical, 110 MW (start-up in 1958)