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This is the 1959 expansion to the adjacent 1929 power station, the station is now stripped except from the 1959 Rateau La Meuse turbine generator which is floating on congrete beams around 10 metres in height, the turbine is one of a kind and one I’ve wished to see up close and personal for quite some time. The building is generally protected and has an abundence of security measures.
History
1959, a new power plant was inaugurated, utilizing coal, fuel oil, and natural gas as primary fuels. Subsequently, the power station saw further expansions, including the installation of additional units such as a boiler and a back-pressure steam turbine with an alternator (Group 20) in 1974, designed to supply steam to the paper mills of the area. Additionally, in 1993, a gas turbine with an alternator and a recovery boiler with afterburning (Group 30) were introduced. The power plant played a crucial role in providing electricity for general consumption and process steam to neighboring companies such as StoraEnso, Kronos, and Algist Bruggeman. However, the cogeneration system was phased out in 2010 and eventually ceased operations a few years later.
