Salmisaari power station
From Global Energy Monitor
Salmisaari power station is a 160-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Uusimaa, Finland.
Location
The undated satellite below shows the plant in Helsinki.
Background
The 160 MW subcritical coal plant began operating in 1984.[1]
In 2015, the plant was converted to burn both coal and wood pellets.[2]
In December 2021, the Finnish capital announced that its energy company Helen was ready to shut down its plant ahead of schedule. More specifically, it would phase out coal more than 5 years earlier than initially planned, with the plant’s doors officially closing on April 1, 2024.[3][4]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Helsingin Energia
- Parent company: Helsingin Energia
- Developer:
- Location: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Coordinates: 60.165375, 24.904517 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 160 MW
- Start date: 1984
- Projected retirement: 2024
- Type: Subcritical
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Finland," Industcards, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Salmisaari power plant," Helsingin Energia, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Helen selvittää Salmisaaren voimalaitoksen kivihiilituotannon lopettamista viisi vuotta etuajassa - yt-neuvotteluihin yli 400 henkeä," Kuntatekniikka, November 1, 2021
- ↑ https://www.districtenergy.org/blogs/district-energy/2021/12/22/helsinkis-salmisaari-power-plant-to-stop-using-coa "Helsinki’s Salmisaari power plant to stop using coal 5 years ahead of schedule,"] District Energy, December 2021