Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Ballylumford power station
Ballylumford power station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Ballylumford power station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ballylumford power station "C" station is a natural-gas-fired power station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. With its main plant generating almost 700 megawatts of electricity, it is Northern Ireland's largest power station and provides half its power. Overall the station can produce 693 MW. The plant is located at the tip of the Islandmagee peninsula, which separates Larne Lough from the Irish Sea. The lough is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The 3 chimneys of the now decommissioned "B" station are 126 metres tall. East of the station is the Ballycronan More converter station, the Northern Ireland end of the Moyle Interconnector, a subsea HVDC interconnector connecting the NI electricity system to Great Britain.
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Background
History
The first Ballylumford power station, the "A" station, was commissioned in 1943. It was a coal-fired generating station with an initial capacity of 30MW. Further equipment was installed to increase the capacity by 31.5MW (June 1945), another 31.5MW (November 1948), and 31.5MW (January 1951). By 1958 the generating capacity was 124.5MW. The plant comprised: Each boiler had a steam capacity of 150,000lb/hr (18.9kg/s). The boilers fed steam to four turbo-alternators: In 1991 the nationalised power company, Northern Ireland Electricity, was incorporated as a government owned public limited company. In 1992 the four power stations at Belfast Harbour, Ballylumford, Derry (Coolkeeragh) and…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8450, -5.7870
- Official site
- www.epuki.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2944652 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ballylumford Power Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballylumford power station?
- Ballylumford power station is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8450°, -5.7870°.
- Who owns Ballylumford power station?
- Ballylumford power station is owned by EP UK Investments.