Dhekelia Power Station
| Dhekelia Power Station | |
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| Country | Cyprus |
| Location | East of Larnaca |
| Coordinates | 34°58′49″N 33°44′45″E / 34.98028°N 33.74583°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1982 |
| Owner(s) | Electricity Authority of Cyprus |
| Operator(s) | |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Heavy fuel oil |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 6 X 60 MW 6 X 17 MW |
| Make and model | MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
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Dhekelia Power Station is one of three power plants belonging to the Electricity Authority of Cyprus. It is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the city of Larnaca and it has a capacity of 460 MW.[1]
History
The original plant was the first of the company, which started building it in the mid-1950s. Completed, it consisted of seven steam turbo generators with a total capacity of 84 MW. As the machinery grew old and demand rose steadily, a new plant was built next to the old.
Built in five phases, the current power plant consists of six
Bharat Heavy Electricals in 1992 and 1993. The six diesel engines run on either heavy fuel oil or diesel oil, with the first three being two-stroke MAN SE ones erected by Mitsui in 2009 and the other three being four-stroke ones manufactured by Wärtsilä
in 2010.
The original plant was demolished in the early 2000s.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Power Stations". Electricity Authority of Cyprus. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.