Vilnius Heat Plant or Vilnius Power Plant-2 is a power plant in Vilnius, Lithuania. Its capacity is 913 megawatts (MW) heating power and 24 MW electric power.[1][2] It is operated by Vilniaus Energija UAB, a subsidiary of Dalkia.

Vilnius Heat Plant
Vilnius Heat Plant
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Official nameVilniaus termofikacinė elektrinė Nr. 2
CountryLithuania
LocationVilnius
Coordinates54°39′49″N 25°13′54″E / 54.66361°N 25.23167°E / 54.66361; 25.23167
StatusOperational
Construction began1948
Commission date1951
Operator(s)Vilniaus Energija UAB
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Secondary fuelMazut
Cogeneration?Yes
Thermal capacity913 MW
Power generation
Nameplate capacity24 MW
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The power plant is fueled by natural gas and heavy fuel oil (mazut). There is a plan to transfer it to biofuel based on a mixture of wood, straw and peat.

References edit

  1. ^ ilniaus-energija.lt
  2. ^ курс, The Baltic Course-Балтийский. "Lietuvos Energija starts construction of Vilnius CHP plant". The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics. Retrieved 2019-10-06.