Vasilikos Power Station
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Units operational | 1×35MW gas turbine 2×125MW steam turbines 1×130MW steam turbine 2×220MW combined cycle |
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Vasilikos Power Station is the newest power plant of Electricity Authority of Cyprus. Located between Larnaca and Limassol and with an installed capacity of 640 MW, it was still under development prior to the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion of 11 July 2011.
The first phase came online in the early 2000s and consists of two
The second phase consists of a single steam turbogenerator at 130 MW that came online in 2005. The boiler for this was supplied by Ansaldo and also burns heavy fuel oil. This was not convertible to coal burning and so it was physically smaller than the other two units.
The Authority decided on the use of
The
The explosion that severely damaged the power station was heard up to 50 kilometres (31 mi) away and is believed to have involved at least 2,000 tonnes of munitions. With the exception of the gas turbine, all other generators were damaged and remained offline for more than one year.
See also
References
- ^ "Air Navigation Obstacles" (PDF). Department of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 10 April 2011.