Väo Power Plant

The Väo Power Plant (also known as Tallinn Power Plant) is a biomass and peat-fired combined heat and power plant in Tallinn, Estonia. It's located in the eastern end of Tallinn in Väo, in a depleted part of Väo limestone quarry. The plant supplies heat to Lasnamäe and the central districts of Tallinn.

Väo Power Plant
Väo Power Plant
Country	Estonia
Location	Väo, Tallinn
Coordinates	59°26′14″N 24°54′23″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	2007 (unit 1) 2014 (unit 2)
Commission date	2009 (unit 1) 2016 (unit 2; expected)
Owner	OÜ Utilitas
Operator	OÜ Utilitas Tallinna Elektrijaam
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Wood chips
Secondary fuel	Peat
Cogeneration?	Yes
Thermal capacity	49 MW (unit 1) 76.5 MW (unit 2)
Power generation
Make and model	Siemens (unit 1) MAN (unit 2)
Nameplate capacity	25 MW (unit 1) 21.4 MW (unit 2)
Annual net output	180 GWh
External links
Website	www.elektrijaam.ee

Construction started in 2007 and the power plant was commissioned in 2009. Originally, the project was started by Estonian businessman Urmas Sõõrumaa and was sold then to an affiliate of Dalkia.^[1] Since 2011 majority stake is owned by Estonian businessman Kristjan Rahu company Utilitas.^[2]

The power plant has capacity of 25 MW of electrical power and 49 MW of heat. It is fired by wood chips and peat.^[3] It has he a 70-metre (230 ft) high flue gas stack, supplied by Finnish company Noviter. The main contractor was KMG Inseneriehitus, turbine was provided by Siemens, fuel handling system provided by BMH Technology Oy, boiler was provided by Noviter and Metso.^[4]

In 2014, construction of the Väo 2 power plant with 21.4 MW of electrical power and 76.5 MW of heat capacity started. Like Väo 1, it is fired by wood chips and peat. The main contractor was Axis Technologies. The turbine was supplied by MAN SE. The plant was commissioned in 2016.^[5]

See also

• Estonia portal
• Energy portal

• Energy in Estonia

References

1. Tubalkain-Trell, Marge (2009-03-12). "Sõõrumaa sold his holding in Väo Elektrijaam". Baltic Business News. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
2. Tere, Juhan (2012-10-22). "Estonian businessman Rahu buys two central heating firms from Dalkia". The Baltic Course. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
3. Taimre, Sandra (2008-06-06). "Väo Power Plant begins operating at the end of this year". Baltic Business News. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
4. "Väo heating and power plant received a 70 metre chimney" (Press release). Ben Energy. 2008-04-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
5. "Utilitas to activate 2nd power plant at Vao in October". The Baltic Course. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-04-09.

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)