Riga-2 power station

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Riga-2 power station is an operating power station of at least 1762-megawatts (MW) in Salaspils, Riga, Latvia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Riga-2 power station Salaspils, Riga, Latvia 56.918, 24.2766 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 2: 56.918, 24.2766

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] gas[2][3] 441[2][3] combined cycle[2] yes[2] 2009[2]
Unit 1 operating[3][2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][2] 441[3][2] combined cycle[2] 2009[2]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] gas[2][3] 440[2][3] combined cycle[2][3] yes[2][3] 2013[2]
Unit 2 operating[3][2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][2] 440[3][2] combined cycle[3][2] 2013[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 Parent
Unit 1 Latvenergo AS[2] Latvenergo Group [100.0%]
Unit 1 Latvenergo AS Latvenergo AS
Unit 2 Latvenergo AS[2] Latvenergo Group [100.0%]
Unit 2 Latvenergo AS Latvenergo AS

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. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174420/https://latvenergo.lv/en/par-mums/razosana. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 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)

Additional data

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