Velilla Power Plant

Velilla Power Plant was a coal-fired power plant near the village of Velilla del Río Carrión in the province of Palencia, community of Castile and León, Spain. Velilla Power Plant had two generating units with a capacity of 148 MW and 350 MW. The first unit was put into operation in 1964, and the second in 1984.

Velilla Power Plant
Official name	Central térmica de Velilla
Country	Spain
Location	Velilla del Río Carrión
Coordinates	42°49′05″N 4°51′14″W
Status	Decommissioned
Commission date	1964
Decommission date	June 30, 2020
Owner	Iberdrola
Iberdrola
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	1 x 148 MW 1 x 350 MW
Nameplate capacity	498 MW
External links
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In 2008, Velilla Power Plant was equipped with filters, so now more than 95% of the detrimental sulfur dioxide are filtered out from smoke.^[1] This facility is owned by Iberdrola;^[2] it was shut down on June 30, 2020.^[3]

See also

Palencia mining basin

References

1. Diario Palentino: ‘Iberdrola’ comienza a desulfurar en la Central Térmica de Velilla. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
2. Iberdrola: AENOR certifica la calidad de las tres centrales térmicas de carbón de IBERDROLA. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
3. Spain to close half its coal-fired power stations Retrieved July 04, 2020.

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