Tapada do Outeiro power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Tapada do Outeiro power station is an operating power station of at least 990-megawatts (MW) in Medas, Porto, Portugal with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tapada do Outeiro power station Medas, Porto, Portugal 41.07, -8.4587 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2, Unit G1, Unit G2, Unit G3: 41.07, -8.4587

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 2 retired coal - unknown 50 subcritical 1964 2000
Unit G1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[2][3] 330[2][3] combined cycle[3] 1998[2][3]
Unit G2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[2][3] 330[2][3] combined cycle[3] 1998[2][3]
Unit G3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[2][3] 330[2][3] combined cycle[3] 1999[2][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 2 TrustEnergy BV [100.0%]
Unit G1 TrustEnergy BV [100%] ENGIE SA [50.0%]; Marubeni Corp [50.0%]
Unit G2 TrustEnergy BV [100%] ENGIE SA [50.0%]; Marubeni Corp [50.0%]
Unit G3 TrustEnergy BV [100%] ENGIE SA [50.0%]; Marubeni Corp [50.0%]

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 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. 3.00 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/20240124175414/http://www.trustenergy.pt/en/activity/asset/tapada-do-outeiro. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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