Voerde West power station

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Voerde West power station is a retired power station in Voerde, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is also known as West (Voerde) power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Voerde West power station	Voerde, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51.577267, 6.681402 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 51.577267, 6.681402

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal - bituminous	356	subcritical	1970	2017
Unit 2	retired	coal - bituminous	356	subcritical	1971	2017

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	STEAG GmbH [100.0%]
Unit 2	STEAG GmbH [100.0%]

Background

Voerde West power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 712 MW. The plant was completed between 1970 and 1971, and is owned by KSBG. It is located next to the 1,522 MW Voerde power station. The plant was retired in March 2017.

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