Aghada Power Station

Aghada Power Station
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CountryRepublic of Ireland
LocationCounty Cork
Coordinates51°50′08″N 8°14′04″W / 51.8356°N 8.2345°W / 51.8356; -8.2345
StatusOperational
Commission date1980
2010 (Upgraded)
Construction cost£100 Million (1980)
€360 Million (2010)
OwnerElectricity Supply Board
OperatorElectricity Supply Board
Employees80 (2010)[1]
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Secondary fuelDistillate oil
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Gas turbine
Chimneys5
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Units operational1 x 270 MW Alsthom gas-fired conventional steam turbine (1980)
3 x 90 MW Alsthom Frame 9B, dual fuel open cycle gas turbines (1980s)
1 x 435 MW Alsthom single shaft combined cycle gas turbine (2010)
Make and modelAlsthom
Nameplate capacity963 MW
External links
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Aghada power station is a gas-fired power station located near the entrance of Cork Harbour in Aghada, County Cork. It was built at this location in order to use gas that had been discovered at the nearby Kinsale Head gas field,[2] from which gas was extracted from 1978 until its depletion in 2020.[3]

The station has been operational since 1980, and in 2010 underwent a major upgrade which saw the output capacity almost double thanks to a new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT). According to its owner, the ESB Group, these upgrades saw it become one of the "largest and most efficient" power stations in Ireland.[4]

  1. ^ "New power station becomes Ireland's largest". Irish Examiner. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ "PR pamphlet issued on Aghada in the 1990s" (PDF). esbarchives.ie. ESB Group.
  3. ^ "Kinsale Head gas field to be decommissioned". Irish Examiner. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Ireland: EIB supports secure, efficient and cleaner electricity supply". European Investment Bank. Retrieved 13 February 2023.