Meirama power plant

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Meirama power plant
Central Térmica de Meirama.jpg
location
Meirama Power Plant (Spain)
Meirama power plant
Coordinates 43 ° 10 '5 "  N , 8 ° 24' 40"  W Coordinates: 43 ° 10 '5 "  N , 8 ° 24' 40"  W.
country SpainSpain Spain
Data
Type coal-fired power station
Primary energy Fossil energy
fuel Lignite , hard coal
power 563 MW
owner Naturgy
operator Naturgy
Start of operations 1980
Energy fed in 2004 4,341 GWh
was standing =
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The Meirama Power Plant ( Spanish Central térmica de Meirama ) is a coal-fired power plant in the municipality of Cerceda , Autonomous Community of Galicia , Spain .

The installed capacity of the power plant is 563 (or 580) MW . It is owned by Naturgy and operated by Naturgy. The power plant went into operation in 1980; it was shut down on June 30, 2020.

The power plant consists of one block. The following table gives an overview:

block Max. Power (MW) Start of operation turbine generator Steam boiler
1 563 1980 BBC BBC German Babcock

The annual production in 2004 was 4.341 billion kWh .

From 1980 to 2008 the power plant was supplied with a total of 94 million t of lignite from a nearby opencast mine ; then coal was imported through the port of La Coruña .

See also

Web links

Commons : Kraftwerk Meirama  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Meirama Coal Power Plant Spain. Global Energy Observatory, accessed July 2, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b La central térmica de Meirama (A Coruña) cierra este martes después de 40 años. www.galiciapress.es, June 30, 2020, accessed July 2, 2020 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ a b La central térmica de Meirama, en Cerceda (A Coruña), dejará de operar mañana. www.eldiario.es, June 29, 2020, accessed July 2, 2020 (Spanish).
  4. ^ Spain to close half its coal-fired power stations. El País , June 29, 2020, accessed on July 2, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Lake Meirama. Naturgy, accessed on July 2, 2020 .