Farciennes power station

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Farciennes power station is a retired power station in Farciennes, Hainaut, Belgium.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Farciennes power station Farciennes, Hainaut, Belgium 50.42, 4.556 (exact)
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 50.42, 4.556

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 Retired coal: anthracite 92 subcritical 1958 2010
Unit 2 Retired coal: anthracite 110 subcritical 1958 2010

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Electrabel NV/SA [100%] ENGIE SA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Electrabel NV/SA [100%] ENGIE SA [100.0%]

Ownership Tree

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Background

The Farciennes power station was originally built in the 1920s, with two coal-fired units added in 1958.[1] 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.[2]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Database". Europe Beyond Coal. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  2. Spaque. "Centrale électrique de Farciennes | SPAQUE". Retrieved 2021-05-20.

Additional data

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