La Maxe power station

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La Maxe power station is a retired power station in Woippy, Metz-Campagne, Moselle, France.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
La Maxe power station	Woippy, Metz-Campagne, Moselle, France	49.157327, 6.190328 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 49.157327, 6.190328

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal: bituminous	250	subcritical	1971	2015
Unit 2	retired	coal: bituminous	250	subcritical	1971	2015

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Electricité de France SA [100%]	Electricité de France SA [100.0%]
Unit 2	Electricité de France SA [100%]	Electricité de France SA [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): imported

Background

The coal-fired power station consisted of two 250 MW units, commissioned in 1971.

The two units ceased operations in April 2015.

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Additional data

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