Lielahti power station

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Lielahti power station is an operating power station of at least 147-megawatts (MW) in Tampere, Tampere Region, Finland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lielahti power station Tampere, Tampere Region, Finland 61.51042, 23.67523 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 61.51042, 23.67523

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 liquids - fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[3] 147[3][4] combined cycle[2] 1988[5]

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 Tampereen Sähkölaitos [100%] Tampereen kaupunki

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191215/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/64526826. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174416/https://energiavirasto.fi/toimitusvarmuus. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124173515/https://arcticinfrastructure.wilsoncenter.org/project/lielahti. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124173646/https://www.tampereenenergia.fi/tampereen-energia/energia/energiantuotanto-tampereella/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183804/https://www.modernpowersystems.com/features/featuremetso-gives-tampere-s-lielahti-chp-20-more-years-of-life/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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