Vilnius Heat Plant or Vilnius Power Plant-2 is a power plant in Vilnius, Lithuania. Its capacity is 913 megawatts (MW) heating power and 24 MW electric power.[1][2] It is operated by Vilniaus Energija UAB, a subsidiary of Dalkia.
Vilnius Heat Plant | |
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Official name | Vilniaus termofikacinė elektrinė Nr. 2 |
Country | Lithuania |
Location | Vilnius |
Coordinates | 54°39′49″N 25°13′54″E / 54.66361°N 25.23167°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1948 |
Commission date | 1951 |
Operator | Vilniaus Energija UAB |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Secondary fuel | Mazut |
Cogeneration? | Yes |
Thermal capacity | 913 MW |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 24 MW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The power plant is fueled by natural gas and heavy fuel oil (mazut). There is a plan to transfer it to biofuel based on a mixture of wood, straw and peat.
References
edit- ^ ilniaus-energija.lt
- ^ курс, The Baltic Course-Балтийский. "Lietuvos Energija starts construction of Vilnius CHP plant". The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics. Retrieved 2019-10-06.