Pointe des Carrières power station

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Pointe des Carrières power station is an operating power station of at least 104-megawatts (MW) in Fort-de-France, Martinique, Martinique.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pointe des Carrières power station Fort-de-France, Martinique, Martinique 14.59731, -61.05799 (exact)[1][2]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GT1, Unit GT2, Unit IC: 14.59731, -61.05799

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit GT1 operating[3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil, fossil liquids - diesel[4] 27[4] gas turbine[4] 1996[4]
Unit GT2 operating[3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil, fossil liquids - diesel[4] 17[4] gas turbine[4] 1996[4]
Unit IC operating[3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil, fossil liquids - diesel[4] 60[4] internal combustion[4] 1996[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 GT1 Electricité de France SA (EDF) [100.0%]
Unit GT2 Electricité de France SA (EDF) [100.0%]
Unit IC Electricité de France SA (EDF) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140609/https://www.google.com/maps/place/EDF+Pointe+des+Carri%C3%A8res/@14.5972243,-61.0584688,190m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8c6aa72f62f1f04d:0x8b293950f5555519!8m2!3d14.5972059!4d-61.0579695!16s%2Fg%2F11bzz_wcm3?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123525/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/398372827. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220809004600/https://odre.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/registre-national-installation-production-stockage-electricite-agrege/table/?disjunctive.epci&disjunctive.departement&disjunctive.region&disjunctive.filiere&disjunctive.combustible&disjunctive.combustiblessecondaires&disjunctive.technologie&disjunctive.regime&disjunctive.gestionnaire&sort=codeinseecommune. Archived from the original on 09 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093216/https://www.touristrieldemartinique.fr/edf-centrale-de-pointe-des-carrieres/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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