Plana del Vent power plant
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 57 '35 " N , 0 ° 52' 9" E | ||
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 Spain
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| Type | GuD | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | natural gas | ||
| power | 800 MW | ||
| owner | Naturgy , Alpiq | ||
| operator | Naturgy, Alpiq | ||
| Start of operations | 2007 | ||
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The Plana del Vent power plant is a gas and steam combined cycle power plant in the municipality of Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant , Tarragona province , Spain . It is located around 500 m from the coast on the A-7 motorway . The Vandellòs nuclear power plant is located approx. 500 m southwest of the power plant.
The installed capacity of the power plant is 800 (or 846) MW . The average annual production is 662 million kWh . The power plant went into operation in 2007; it serves to cover the base and medium loads . The cost of building the power plant is given as € 360 million.
Owner and operator
The power plant was built for the Spanish energy company Naturgy and was originally operated by Naturgy. The Swiss energy company Alpiq took over Unit 2 of the power plant for around € 200 million in 2011 and also operates it; In addition, Alpiq received the right to use Block 1 for two years and a right of first refusal for this block. In 2019, the right of use and the operation of Block 1 were returned to Naturgy because Alpiq did not exercise its right of first refusal.
Power plant units
The power plant consists of two blocks that went into operation in 2007. The following table gives an overview:
| block | Max. Power (MW) | Start of operation | turbine | generator | Steam boiler | status |
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| 1 | 400 | 2007 | GE | GE | NEM | |
| 2 | 400 | 2007 | GE | GE | NEM |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Plana del Vent 800MW CCGT, Tarragona. www.power-technology.com, accessed on August 16, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b c Plana Del Vent CCGT Power Plant Spain. Global Energy Observatory, accessed August 16, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Plana del Vent gas-fired combined cycle power plant. Alpiq , accessed on August 16, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Alpiq acquires power plant in Spain. NZZ , July 13, 2010, accessed on August 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Alpiq: first gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Spain. www.ee-news.ch, April 4, 2011, accessed on August 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Naturgy gana la batalla a Alpiq y recupera su planta de gas de Tarragona. cincodias.elpais.com, May 28, 2019, accessed August 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Naturgy recupera su planta de gas de Plana del Vent, en L'Hospitalet de l'Infant. www.diaridetarragona.com, May 29, 2019, accessed on August 16, 2020 .