Werdohl-Elverlingsen power station

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Werdohl-Elverlingsen power station is a retired power station in Werdohl-Elverlingsen, Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Werdohl-Elverlingsen power station	Werdohl-Elverlingsen, Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51.275736, 7.707286 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 3, Unit 4: 51.275736, 7.707286

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 3	retired	coal - bituminous	200	subcritical	1971	2014
Unit 4	retired	coal - bituminous	330	subcritical	1982	2018

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 3	Südwestfalen Energie und Wasser AG [100.0%]
Unit 4	Südwestfalen Energie und Wasser AG [100.0%]

Background

Werdohl-Elverlingsen-E power station was a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 530 MW, completed between 1971 and 1982. A 200 MW unit was retired in 2014, leaving only a 330 MW coal unit. It is owned by Enervie Gruppe. The plant was only running for 780 hours in 2017. It is located outside the Rhine-Ruhr region, which only recently got connected to the regional grid, making it less likely to be judged as system-critical.

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