Lough Ree Power Station

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]

Lough Ree Power Station
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CountryRepublic of Ireland
LocationLanesborough
Coordinates53°40′28″N 07°59′02″W / 53.67444°N 7.98389°W / 53.67444; -7.98389
StatusInactive
Commission dateApril 2004
OwnerElectricity Supply Board
Thermal power station
Primary fuelPeat
Power generation
Nameplate capacity100 MWe

The power station building is 57 metres, its chimney 80 metres tall [1].

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  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.