Dhekelia Power Station

Cyprus / Government controlled area / Xylotymvou /
 power station, thermal power station

This is one of three power plants belonging to the Electricity Authority of Cyprus. It is located approximately 15 km east of the city of Larnaca and it has a capacity of 360 MW.

The original plant was the first of the company which started building it in the mid-1950s. Completed, it consisted of seven steam turbogenerators with a total capacity of 84 MW. As the machinery grew old and demand rose steadily, a new plant was built next to the old.

Built in three phases, the current power plant consists of six steam turbines, each of a capacity of 60 MW. All boilers burn heavy fuel oil and were built by Waagner Biró. The first two turbines and generators were supplied by Siemens and came online in 1982 and 1983. Turbines 3 and 4 were made by Toshiba and the corresponding generators by Alsthom and came online in 1986. The plant was completed with the supply of turbogenerators 5 and 6 from Bharat Heavy Electricals in 1992 and 1993.

The original plant was demolished in the early 2000s.
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Coordinates:   34°58'49"N   33°44'45"E

Comments

  • This is way out of date. An extension was built in 2009/2010. It can be seen on the map (the large building with 2 chimneys to the West side of the site.)
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