Ribatejo power station

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Ribatejo power station is an operating power station of at least 1176-megawatts (MW) in Carregado, Lisboa, Portugal.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ribatejo power station Carregado, Lisboa, Portugal 39.0118, -8.9521 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit G1, Unit G2, Unit G3: 39.0118, -8.9521

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit G1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 392[2] combined cycle[3] 2003[3]
Unit G2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 392[2] combined cycle[3] 2004[3]
Unit G3 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 392[2] combined cycle[3] 2006[3]

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 G1 Energias de Portugal SA [100%] Energias de Portugal SA
Unit G2 Energias de Portugal SA [100%] Energias de Portugal SA
Unit G3 Energias de Portugal SA [100%] Energias de Portugal SA

Background

As of March 2022, there were plans for the plant to start using hydrogen in 2023.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124175526/https://portugal.edp.com/en/ribatejo-thermoelectric-power-station. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Patel, Sonia (March 1, 2022). "New Realms for Gas Power Technology". Retrieved December 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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