Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Coolkeeragh power station
Coolkeeragh power station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Coolkeeragh 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
Coolkeeragh power station is a power station near Derry in Northern Ireland. The station produces 400 megawatts from a gas-fired combined cycle power plant, constructed on the site of the old Coolkeeragh power station. Ownership of the plant was shared between Coolkeeragh Power Ltd and ESB International (ESBI) but it is now solely owned by ESB International (ESBI), a subsidiary of ESB. Gas is supplied to the station by a pipeline that also serves many towns in Northern Ireland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Coolkeeragh Power Limited (CPL) had been generating electricity since 1959 and ceased operations at the end of March 2005. The old oil-fired plant had capacity 360 MW by 7 English Electric turboalternators: 2 by 30 MW and 5 by 60 MW. the station was viewed as the least attractive power plant to sell off in Northern Ireland, because of its limited lifespan. Demolition of the old station was completed in 2010.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0437, -7.2490
Sources
- wikidata: Q5167508 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coolkeeragh Power Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coolkeeragh power station?
- Coolkeeragh power station is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0437°, -7.2490°.
- Who owns Coolkeeragh power station?
- Coolkeeragh power station is owned by | th_fuel_primary = Natural gas.