Figueira da Foz Industrial Complex power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Figueira da Foz Industrial Complex power station is an operating power station of at least 162-megawatts (MW) in Figuerira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Figueira da Foz Industrial Complex power station Figuerira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 40.0576, -8.8595 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 40.0576, -8.8595
  • Unit 4: 40.0625, -8.8608

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 67[3] combined cycle[2] 2000[3]
Unit 4 operating[4] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[4] 95[3] 2010[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 Parent
Unit 1 The Navigator Co [100%] Semapa
Unit 4

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): pulp & paper[2]
  • Captive industry: Both[2]

Background

This power station provides combined heat-and-power to The Navigator Company's pulp and paper mills in Figuerira da Foz, Portugal.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  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 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124175433/https://en.thenavigatorcompany.com/Institutional/Our-activity/Figueira-da-Foz. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124181017/https://www.apren.pt/contents/documents/frederico-pisco.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) http://en.thenavigatorcompany.com/var/ezdemo_site/storage/original/application/b3da35e15efb72db9995c27dbf310440.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. PULP AND PAPER | Semapa

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.