West Offaly Power Station

West Offaly Power Station
Country Republic of Ireland
Location Shannonbridge
Coordinates 53°16′22″N 08°02′20″W / 53.27278°N 8.03889°W / 53.27278; -8.03889Coordinates: 53°16′22″N 08°02′20″W / 53.27278°N 8.03889°W / 53.27278; -8.03889
Status Operational
Commission date July 2004
Owner(s) Electricity Supply Board
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Peat
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 150 MWe

The West Offaly Power Station is a large peat-fired power station in Shannonbridge, in the Republic of Ireland. The station is capable of generating up to 153 MWe of power, thus ranking as the largest peat-fired power station in the country.[1][2] The power station was constructed as a replacement to the ageing 125 MWe Shannonbridge Power Station. The Station directly employs approx forty full time with additional contract and part time staff. The Station further supports employment in the Semi State Bord na Mona which supplies West Offaly with milled peat from the surrounding bogs. As part of its social employment mandate the Station is to receive Public service obligation support until 2019. The Stations owner ESB GWM is investigating converting to partial Biomass operation to extend its working life while reducing its overall Environmental impact.

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References

  1. ↑ ESB Power Generation (PDF), retrieved 2010-05-02
  2. ↑ Peat power in Ireland (PDF), retrieved 2010-05-02


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