Lough Ree Power Station

Lough Ree Power Station
Country	Ireland
Location	Lanesborough
Coordinates	53°40′28″N07°59′02″W / 53.67444°N 7.98389°W / 53.67444; -7.98389
Status	Inactive
Commission date	April 2004
Owner	Electricity Supply Board
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Peat
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	100 MWe

Lough Ree Power Station was a large peat-fired power station in Lanesborough, in Ireland. The station generated up 100 MWe of power, ranking as the third largest peat-fired power station in the country after West Offaly Power Station at 150 MWe ^{[1] [2] [3]} and Edenderry Power Station at 120 MWe. The power station was constructed as a replacement to the ageing 85 MWe Lanesborough power station. The plant closed on 18 December 2020. ^[4]

The power station building is 57 metres, its chimney 80 metres tall. ^[5]

See also

• Ireland portal
• Energy portal

• List of largest power stations in the world
• List of power stations in the Republic of Ireland

References

1. ESB Power Generation (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011, retrieved 2 May 2010
2. Peat power in Ireland (PDF), retrieved 2 May 2010
3. Wicker, Ken (2005), "Lough Ree Power Station", Power, retrieved 2 May 2010
4. Lee, George (8 November 2019). "ESB to close two peat-fired Midlands power stations". RTÉ.ie . Retrieved 17 January 2021.
5. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/10000279/lough-ree-power-station-overview-esb ^{[ bare URL ]}