Vitry power station

{{#badges: CoalSwarm}} Vitry power station was a 540-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Val-de-Marne, France.

Location

The undated satellite below shows the plant in Vitry, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris.

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Background

The coal-fired power station originally consisted of two 250 MW units and two 270 MW units, commissioned in 1966 to 1971. The first two units have been deactivated.

The final two units at Vitry ceased operations in April 2015.

Project Details of units 3-4

• Sponsor: Électricité de France SA
• Parent company: EDF Group
• Developer:
• Location: Vitry-sur-Seine, Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France
• Coordinates: 48.791641, 2.416686 (exact)
• Status: Retired (2015)
• Capacity: 540 MW (Units 3&4: 270 MW)
• Start date: 1970-71
• Type: Subcritical
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Coal Source: Imported
• Source of financing: