Port-Est power plant
| Port-Est Centrale thermique du Port-Est power plant |
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| Coordinates | 20 ° 55 '50 " S , 55 ° 19' 37" O | ||
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| Type | Oil power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | mineral oil | ||
| power | 210 MW | ||
| operator | Electricity de France | ||
| Project start | 2009 (approval) | ||
| Start of operations | 2012 | ||
The Port-Est power plant (in French, Centrale thermique du Port-Est ) is an oil power plant . It is located in the municipality of Le Port on the French island of Réunion , which lies in the Indian Ocean . It consists of twelve MAN - diesel engines , which together provide 210 megawatts (electric). The power plant can cover around 25% of Réunion's electricity needs. The power plant is intended to replace the existing Port-Ouest power plant . The operator of the power station, which employs around 95 people, is Électricité de France (EDF).
history
On October 13, 2009, EDF received approval to build the power plant. The first three engines were delivered on August 7, 2010. The first generator first fed electricity into the power grid on July 10, 2012. The power plant has been in operation since the end of 2012. All twelve engines have been in regular operation since October 1, 2013, and the power plant was officially inaugurated on October 11, 2013. EDF invested 500 million euros in the construction of the power plant.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Électricité de France: Centrale de Port-Est - Présentation ( Memento des original from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 13, 2013.
- ↑ a b Réunion 1ère: La nouvelle centrale thermique EDF du Port inaugurée , from October 11, 2013, accessed on October 13, 2013.
- ↑ a b Linfo: Dans les coulisses de la centrale thermique de Port-Est , October 11, 2013, accessed on October 13, 2013.
- ^ A b Réunion 1ère: Le Port: EDF passe de la centrale ouest à la centrale est , from April 18, 2013, accessed on October 13, 2013.
- ↑ a b Zinfos 974: La centrale thermique de Port Est inaugurée , from October 11, 2013, accessed on October 13, 2013.
- ↑ EDF: Quarterly financial information ( Memento of the original dated December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , November 7, 2013, accessed December 5, 2013.
