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Lumcloon power station

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Lumcloon power station is a power station in pre-construction in Cloghan, County Offaly, Ireland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lumcloon power station Cloghan, County Offaly, Ireland 53.22719, -7.79564 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GT: 53.22719, -7.79564

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
GT Pre-construction[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 275[3][4] gas turbine[2] not found 2025 (planned)[3]

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
GT VPI Power Ltd; Lumcloon Energy Ltd[5][3][5][3] Javah Energy Holdings Ltd; Vitol Holding II SA

Background

Plans for the plant were approved in 2010.[6] As of November 2019 the project had not progressed and appears to be canceled.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191615/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/441087086. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174327/https://www.vitol.com/vitols-vpi-enters-joint-venture-with-lumcloon-energy-to-build-reserve-gas-power-plant-in-ireland/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124180541/https://epawebapp.epa.ie/licences/lic_eDMS/090151b2803d0efc.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221008074201/https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/vpi-gets-behind-new-irish-24475425. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124185826/https://www.naturalgasworld.com/vpi-develops-irish-gas-power-plant-99620. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. €350m Co Offaly power plant approved, The Irish Times, March 17, 2010.

Additional data

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