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Revision as of 09:00, 25 June 2020
Lough Ree Power Station | |
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Country | Republic of Ireland |
Location | Lanesborough |
Coordinates | 53°40′28″N 07°59′02″W / 53.67444°N 7.98389°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | April 2004 |
Owner | Electricity Supply Board |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Peat |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 100 MWe |
The Lough Ree Power Station is a large peat-fired power station in Lanesborough, in Ireland. The station generates up 100 MWe of power, ranking as the Third largest peat-fired power station in the country, after West Offaly Power Station at 150 MWe.[1][2][3] and Edenderry Power Station at 120 MWe. The power station was constructed as a replacement to the ageing 85 MWe Lanesborough power station. The plant is to close by the end of 2020.[4]
See also
References
- ^ ESB Power Generation (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-13, retrieved 2010-05-02
- ^ Peat power in Ireland (PDF), retrieved 2010-05-02
- ^ Wicker, Ken (2005), "Lough Ree Power Station", Power, retrieved 2010-05-02
- ^ Lee, George (2019-11-08). "ESB to close two peat-fired Midlands power stations". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 2019-11-08.