Suomenoja power station

{{#badges: CoalSwarm}} Suomenoja power station is a coal- and gas-fired power station in Uusimaa, Finland. 170-megawatts (MW) is coal-fired.

Location

The undated satellite below shows the plant in Espoo.

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Background

The power plant has a total of six units: two using coal, three using natural gas and one heat pump unit, commissioned from 1977 to 2015. In 1977 a steam power plant producing electricity and heat and using coal as fuel was completed. A hot water boiler plant based on circulating fluidized bed technology and intended for peak load operation was completed in 1986.

Project Details of coal units

• Sponsor: Fortum Oyj
• Parent company: Fortum
• Developer:
• Location: Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
• Coordinates: 60.148333, 24.718333 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 170 MW (Unit 1: 90 MW, Unit 2: 80 MW)
• Start date: 1977 (Unit 1), 1986 (Unit 2)
• Type: Subcritical
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing: