Vaires power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Vaires power station is an operating power station of at least 600-megawatts (MW) in Vaires-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vaires power station Vaires-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France 48.873643, 2.655851 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 48.873643, 2.655851
  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 48.87364, 2.65585

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal - unknown 230 subcritical 1962 2005
Unit 1 operating[1] heavy fuel oil[2] 200[2][1] combined cycle[3] yes[3] 2008[3]
Unit 2 retired coal - unknown 250 subcritical 1966 2005
Unit 2 operating[1] heavy fuel oil[2] 200[2][1] combined cycle[3] yes[3] 2008[3]
Unit 3 operating[1] heavy fuel oil[2] 200[2][1] combined cycle[3] yes[3] 2009[1]

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 Electricité de France SA (EDF) [100.0%]
Unit 1 EDF[2] Électricité de France (EDF) SA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Electricité de France SA (EDF) [100.0%]
Unit 2 EDF[2] Électricité de France (EDF) SA [100.0%]
Unit 3 EDF[2] Électricité de France (EDF) SA [100.0%]

Background

Vaires power station began operating in 1962 and retired in 2005.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093032/https://odre.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/registre-national-installation-production-stockage-electricite-agrege/table/?disjunctive.epci&disjunctive.departement&disjunctive.region&disjunctive.filiere&disjunctive.combustible&disjunctive.combustiblessecondaires&disjunctive.technologie&disjunctive.regime&disjunctive.gestionnaire&sort=codeinseecommune. 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 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135603/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NxdRIqCZa0. Archived from the original on 05 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220219232511/https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/edf-inaugure-deux-turbines-a-combustion-a-vaires-sur-marne.N27128. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/featurefossil-fuelled-flexibility-and-edf-s-dash-for-gas/

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datases, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.