Fiume Santo Power Station

Fiume Santo Power Station is a thermoelectric power plant owned by the E.ON group. The plant is situated in the north west of Sardinia, in the Sassari province Greece.

The Fiume Santo Power station was originally set up in 1960s and supplies electricity to Sardinia and other areas. The plant has four traditional thermoelectric units, two coal sections, and two fuel oil sections.

The two coal-fed units came into production in 1992-93 and have rated power of 320MW each. The two turbo gas units came on line at the end of 2005 and have a generating capacity of 40MW each.

Proposed 410 MW expansion
In 2012, the company described its plans as follows:
 * E.ON filed an application in January 2006, seeking permission to build a new 410MW coal group in the Fiume Santo plant. The unit was planned with a new conception called ‘Ultra super critical cycle’ to replace the two fuel oil fed groups of the station. The company applied seeking the permission of the VIA Commission (The National Environmental Impact Assessment Commission) before starting the replacement process. On 4 December, 2008 it received a favourable environmental impact assessment. The new coal group unit is expected to be operational from 2014. In addition, E.ON is also considering the use of biomass in co-combustion in the existing coal sections. The company has already submitted an application to the respective authorities and is awaiting the permit.

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