Coal-Fired Power Plants in Northern Ireland

Belfast West Location: Co Antrim, Northern Ireland Operator: AES (NI) Ltd Configuration: 2 X 30 MW, 3 X 60 MW Fuel: coal Operation: 1954-1958 (ret 2002) Boiler supplier: CCL, BPL, Mitchell T/G supplier: Parsons Photograph by Christopher Bell Posted 6 Jun 2004		Kilroot Location: Co Antrim, Northern Ireland Operator: AES (NI) Ltd Configuration: 2 X 260 MW Fuel: anthracite, oil Operation: 1981-1982 Boiler supplier: ICL T/G supplier: GEC Quick facts: The 198m stack at Kilroot is said to be the tallest structure in Northern Ireland. Photograph by Christopher Bell Posted 10 Jun 2004

Abbreviations: BPL = Babcock Power Ltd, CCL = Clarke Chapman Ltd, GEC = General Electric (UK), ICL = International Combustion Ltd, JBE = John Brown Engineering,T/G = turbine generator

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 06/22/08

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