Kårstø 420MW Gas-Fired Power Plant, Norway
Key Data:
Project Licensing
1997
Announcement of Contract
June 2005
Start of Operation
November 2007
Output
420MW
Plant Type
Gas fired
Location
Kårstø in Rogaland, western Norway
Estimated Investment
Around NOK2bn (around NOK200m in infrastructure so far)
Key Players:
Plant Owner
Naturkraft (owned 50% each by Hydro and Statkraft)
Major Contractors
Siemens
Licensers
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) and the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT)
Employment
About 500 people during construction, and up to 30 people since then
Plant Details:
Turbines
Combined cycle gas and steam
Filtering
80% of NOx emissions
Fuel
Up to 600 million m³ of natural gas/year
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