Litoral de Almería power station
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Litoral de Almería power station is a retired power station in Carboneras, Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain. It is also known as Carboneras power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Litoral de Almería power station | Carboneras, Levante Almeriense, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | 36.978378, -1.904999 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 36.978378, -1.904999
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - bituminous | 577 | subcritical | 1985 | 2021 |
| Unit 2 | retired | coal - bituminous | 582 | subcritical | 1997 | 2021 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Endesa SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Endesa SA [100.0%] |
Background
The Litoral de Almería power station was built in 1985 by contracted construction company Initec. Attached to a coal port for receiving imported coal supplies, the plant was considered Andalusia's worst polluter and Spain's third-worst polluter (in 2018).[1][2] In 2009, the plant emitted around 5.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, 14 thousand tonnes of sulfur oxides, and 9740 tonnes of nitrous oxides. In 2010, the plant was equipped with desulfurization technology, which reportedly decreased emissions by 100,000 tonnes per year; however, the plant is still accused of causing 111 deaths per year with its direct emissions.[2]
In 2017, Endesa installed a lithium-ion 20 MW electrical storage system that would allow the plant to produce energy more efficiently by avoiding unnecessary coal-firing when energy demands are lower.[2]
In 2020, the plant barely operated due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on electricity demand.[3]
Retirement
In December 2019, Endesa requested a permit to shut the Litoral de Almería plant down from the government; most sources estimate that the plant would shut between 2021 and 2022.[3][4] According to Power magazine, dismantling the power plant would take up to four and a half years in total.[4]
Endesa planned to replace Litoral de Almería plant's capacity with 1.5 gigawatts of renewable energy (primarily solar) with investments of around €1.2 billion in Almería.[5] Spain's national grid operator, Red Eléctrica de España (REE), confirmed the addition of 250 MW of renewable energy from Endesa.[4]
The power station shut down in 2021.[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Litoral de Almeira (Carboneras) Coal Power Plant Spain - GEO". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Central térmica Litoral de Almería - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre". es.wikipedia.org (in español). Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Planelles, Manuel (2020-06-28). "España desconecta siete centrales térmicas y arranca el proceso para enterrar el carbón". EL PAÍS (in español). Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Endesa to Close Two Giant Spanish Coal Plants". POWER Magazine. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ↑ "Futur-e in Litoral". Endesa. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ↑ "España apaga la central térmica de carbón de Carboneras, en Almería: un nuevo paso hacia la energía limpia," Motor Passion, December 17, 2021
Additional data
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