Raahen Voima power station

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Raahen Voima power station is an operating power station of at least 125-megawatts (MW) in Finland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Raahen Voima power station Finland 64.6522, 24.4252 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 64.6522, 24.4252

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, fossil gas - LNG, fossil liquids - light fuel oil, industrial by-product - blast furnace gas[3] 125[2] combined cycle[2] 2016[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 Raahen Voima Oy

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): iron & steel[5]
  • Captive industry: Both[5]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125035428/https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=64.6522%2C24.4252#map=5/64.652/24.434. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125035417/https://www.epv.fi/2016/08/04/raahen-voima-oy-on-kaynnistanyt-uuden-voimalaitoksen/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125035307/https://www.raahenvoima.com/yritys/uusi-voimalaitosyksikko. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125035312/https://www.kaleva.fi/raahen-terastehtaalle-121-miljoonan-euron-voimalai/1694252. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125035409/https://ukiark.fi/projektit/raahen-voiman-kaasuvoimalaitos/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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