Lietuvos power station

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Lietuvos power station is an operating power station of at least 2090-megawatts (MW) in Elektrenai, Vilnius, Lithuania. It is also known as Elektrenai (Lithuania).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lietuvos power station Elektrenai, Vilnius, Lithuania 54.7701, 24.6474 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit TG-7, Unit TG-7, Unit TG-8, Unit TG-8, Unit TG-9, Unit TG-9: 54.7701, 24.6474

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit TG-7 operating[2] gas[2] 300[2][3] gas turbine[2] not found 2008[4]
Unit TG-7 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 300[3][2] gas turbine[2] 2008[4]
Unit TG-8 operating[2] gas[2] 300[2][3] gas turbine[2] not found 2008[4]
Unit TG-8 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 300[3][2] gas turbine[2] 2008[4]
Unit TG-9 operating[2] gas[2] 445[2][3] combined cycle[2] not found 2012[4]
Unit TG-9 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 445[3][2] combined cycle[2] 2012[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 TG-7 Ignitis[4] Ignitis [100.0%]
Unit TG-7 Ignitis Grupe AB Ignitis Grupe AB
Unit TG-8 Ignitis[4] Ignitis [100.0%]
Unit TG-8 Ignitis Grupe AB Ignitis Grupe AB
Unit TG-9 Ignitis[4] Ignitis [100.0%]
Unit TG-9 Ignitis Grupe AB Ignitis Grupe AB

Background

In 2015, the power station was mothballed due to increasingly high costs of operation. However, it has since been reactivated to provide reserve energy and grid-stabilization to the Lithuanian national grid.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/508953872#map=17/54.77267/24.64606&layers=N. {{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 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 https://web.archive.org/web/20221128142733/https://ignitisgamyba.lt/veikla/elektros-energijos-gamyba/elektrenu-kompleksas-ek/4451. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20240223052453/https://old.ignitisgrupe.lt/sites/default/files/inline-files/Fact%2520Sheet%2520FY2021%2520Q1_1.xlsx. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Elektrėnai complex (EC)". Ignitis Gamyba. Retrieved Jun 7th, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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