Monthey power station

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Monthey power station is an operating power station of at least 55-megawatts (MW) in Monthey, Valais, Switzerland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Monthey power station Monthey, Valais, Switzerland 46.2542092, 6.9620475 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 46.2542092, 6.9620475

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 55[2] combined cycle[4] 2009[2]

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 Alpiq [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[3]
  • Captive industry: Both[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Syngenta+Crop+Protection+Monthey+SA/@46.25384756.9614306182m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!1m2!2m1!1spower+plant+cimo!3m4!1s0x0:0x6d0bd46440bb61fa!8m2!3d46.2547499!4d6.9598943. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709023533/https://www.pressebox.com/inactive/alpiq-holding-ltd/Alpiq-commissions-modern-combined-heat-and-power-station-in-Monthey/boxid/298989. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709022600/https://entreprises.alpiq.fr/groupe-alpiq/medias/communiques-de-presse/media-release-detail/atel-plans-construction-of-a-gas-fired-combined-power-station-in-monthey. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220709030258/https://boris.unibe.ch/90429/1/CO2_Levies_and_Tariffs_on_Imported_Electricity_WTI-Heuking-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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