Fort George power station

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Fort George power station is an operating power station of at least 147-megawatts (MW) in Port-Louis, Mauritius.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Fort George power station Port-Louis, Mauritius -20.14552, 57.49273 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit G1, Unit G2, Unit G3, Unit G4, Unit G5: -20.14552, 57.49273

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit G1 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 24[2] internal combustion[3] 1992[2]
Unit G2 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 24[2] internal combustion[3] 1993[2]
Unit G3 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 30[2] internal combustion[3] 1997[2]
Unit G4 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 30[2] internal combustion[3] 1999[2]
Unit G5 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 39[2] internal combustion[3] 2000[2]

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
Unit G1 Central Electricity Board (Mauritius) [100.0%]
Unit G2 Central Electricity Board (Mauritius) [100.0%]
Unit G3 Central Electricity Board (Mauritius) [100.0%]
Unit G4 Central Electricity Board (Mauritius) [100.0%]
Unit G5 Central Electricity Board (Mauritius) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240120003958/https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=-20.14552%2C57.49273. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209193439/https://ceb.mu/our-activities/power-stations/fort-george-power-station. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/967641824. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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