Porto Empedocle power station

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Porto Empedocle power station is an operating power station of at least 125-megawatts (MW) in Porto Empedocle, Agrigento, Italy. It is also known as Vigata.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Porto Empedocle power station Porto Empedocle, Agrigento, Italy 37.28757, 13.52117 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 37.28757, 13.52117

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] heavy fuel oil[3] 45[3] steam turbine[3] not found not found
Unit 2 operating[4] gas[5][6] 80[5][6] gas turbine[5] no[4] 2015[4][6]

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
Unit 1 Enel Produzione S.p.A.[7][6] Enel SpA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Enel Produzione S.p.A.[7][6] Enel SpA [100.0%]

Background

The new gas-fired turbine replaced an older, heavy fuel-oil unit in 2015. The older unit has since been place on cold reserve.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/161856292. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://va.mite.gov.it/File/Documento/602838. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) http://www.prefettura.it/FILES/allegatinews/1245/documento_informativo_enel.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://qds.it/12429-la-centrale-elettrica-di-porto-empedocle-autorizzata-all-alimentazione-con-turbogas-htm/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220518005353/https://corporate.enel.it/it/media/news/d/2015/02/la-centrale-di-porto-empedocle-si-rinnova. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20190308184529/http://www.ansa.it/sicilia/notizie/2015/02/25/enel-a-porto-empedocle-nuovo-impianto-eco-compatibile_11b502a3-cb0f-4d72-96a9-8792237772d4.html. Archived from the original on 08 March 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "La Centrale Elettrica di porto Empedocle Autorizzata all Alimentazione con Turbogas". QDS. Apr 12th, 2013. Retrieved May 5th, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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