Kurzeme power station

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Kurzeme power station is a cancelled power station in Lepaja or Ventspils, Kurzeme, Latvia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kurzeme power station	Lepaja or Ventspils, Kurzeme, Latvia	57.409408, 21.594695 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	cancelled	coal - bituminous, bioenergy - unknown	435	subcritical	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Latvenergo AS [100.0%]

Background

The proposed Kurzeme power station is being considered by state-owned Latvenergo as a back-up supply option in case the Visagina nuclear power plant is not built. The project would use either subcritical coal technology (435 MW gross, 400 MW net, efficiency 43.8%) or circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology (460 MW gross, 439 MW net, efficiency 43.3%). The project will use 85% bituminous coal and 15% biomass. Coal will be supplied by sea or railway. Pre-feasibility studies were made in 2004-2006 and updated in 2008.

However, there have been no updates on the proposal since 2008, and plans for the coal plant appear to be abandoned.

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