Mertaniemi power station

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Mertaniemi power station is an operating power station of at least 102-megawatts (MW) in Mertaniemenkatu, Southern Finland, Finland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mertaniemi power station Mertaniemenkatu, Southern Finland, Finland 61.08085, 28.17171 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1 & 2: 61.08085, 28.17171

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 & 2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - light fuel oil[3][4] 102[5] gas turbine[4] 1975[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
Unit 1 & 2 Lappeenrannan Energia Oy [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191216/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/492035550. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124181712/https://www.globalpapermoney.com/upms-kaukas-mill-in-lappeenranta-to-build-new-joint-power-plant-cms-1273. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124173623/https://www.lappeenrannanenergia.fi/yritys/lappeenrannan-lampovoima. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125035049/https://www.lappeenrannanenergia.fi/tiedote/turvallisuustiedote-mertaniemen-voimalaitos. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20221012130619/https://energiavirasto.fi/toimitusvarmuus. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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