Civitavecchia/ Torrevaldaliga Nord 1 & 2 Power Station

Civitavecchia/ Torrevaldaliga Nord 1 & 2 Power Station is a 1980 MW coal plant in Lazio, Italy.

The plant was commissioned in 2008 by Enel Produzione SpA. It has three 660 megawatt units with an installed capacity of 1980 megawatts. Power in Europe reported in April 2008 that the project had encountered stiff opposition including hunger strikes in May 2007. The year before Enel was mired in legal controversy. In February 2006 regional authorities suspended the project on the grounds that the company lacked full authorization for the coal loading jetty. In March 2006 Enel appealed the decision and, in May, was cleared to proceed.

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