Maxima power station

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Maxima power station is an operating power station of at least 880-megawatts (MW) in Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maxima power station Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands 52.5772, 5.53 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 4, Unit 5: 52.5772, 5.53

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Equipment Emergency/Backup
4 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2][4] 440[2] combined cycle[5] not found 2010[2] – no
Unit 5, timepoint 1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2][4][6] 440[2] combined cycle[5] not found 2010[2] Ansaldo Energia: GT26[7] no

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
4 ENGIE SA [100%][2] ENGIE SA [100.0%]
Unit 5, timepoint 1 ENGIE SA [100%][2] ENGIE SA [100.0%]

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191752/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/9740893. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{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 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174923/https://www.engie.nl/over-ons/moderne-centrales/Maxima-centrale. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Transparency Platform". transparency.entsoe.eu. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183227/https://hollandia.biz/projecten/maxima-centrale/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.destentor.nl/lelystad/deze-centrale-staat-in-top-20-grootste-uitstoters-maar-kan-op-waterstof-draaien-er-is-alleen-een-probleem~a3820d01/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Ansaldo Energia will deploy world's first cutting-edge MXL3 upgrade at ENGIE Maxima Flevo power plant in the Netherlands". POWER Magazine. 2021-07-21. Archived from the original on 2025-07-13. Retrieved 2024-11-15.

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