Tawnaghmore Power Station

Tawnaghmore Power Station
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CountryRepublic of Ireland
LocationCounty Mayo
Coordinates54°11′39″N 9°13′15″W / 54.19415°N 9.22072°W / 54.19415; -9.22072
StatusOperational
Commission date2003
OwnerSSE Thermal
OperatorSSE Thermal
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Secondary fuelDistillate oil
Turbine technologyGas turbine
Power generation
Units operational52 MW (Unit 1)
52 MW (Unit 2)
Nameplate capacity104 MW
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Tawnaghmore Power Station is a 104 MW gas/oil fired 'peaker plant' situated south of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland.

Current Operations

The current power station commenced commercial operation in 2003 and is currently operated by SSE Thermal. SSE acquired the plant from Endesa along with three other operational assets (Tarbert, Great Island and Rhode) when they agreed to buy shares of Endesa Ireland for a total consideration of €320m.[1]

The plant comprises two 52 MW gas/oil-fired open cycle unit turbines. Its principle function is to help maintain the security of electricity supply in Ireland's all-island Single Electricity Market (SEM) by being available to operate on quick response to peaks in national energy demand.[2] Unit 1 commenced operation in December 2003. The installation of a second turbine occurred in 2008 and doubled the electrical output capacity to 104 MW.[3]

In addition to the combustion plant itself, the main infrastructure on side includes a water treatment plant, water storage tanks, bunded steel oil storage tanks and bunded transformers.

References

  1. ^ "TEI Times - Post". teitimes.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. ^ "Tawnaghmore | SSE Thermal". www.ssethermal.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. ^ "Tawnaghmore AER 2014 - Environmental Protection Agency" (PDF).


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