| Amercentrale | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Location | Geertruidenberg |
| Coordinates | 51°42′34″N4°50′36″E / 51.70944°N 4.84333°E /51.70944; 4.84333 |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1952 |
| Owner | RWE |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Biomass |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 600 MW |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
TheAmercentrale is abiomass-fired power plant ofRWE in the municipalityGeertruidenberg. The plant is named after theAmer River and is located on the left bank of this river. In 1952 Unit 1 of the first Amercentrale began generating electricity. The much smaller Dongecentrale, decommissioned in 2011, is located near the Amercentrale.
The power plant generates 600 MW of power as well as heat for heating homes and greenhouses. The plant provides a large part of southern Netherlands with electric power and also supplies heat to thehorticultural areas. Since unit 8 was decommissioned in 2015,[1] only unit 9, which has been in operation since 1993, is still in use. Plans to build a new coal andbiomass-fired unit of about 800 MW have been scrapped. Unit 9 could be closed in the near future in a bid to achieve climate goals,[2] if another solution can be found for the district heating in the nearby towns ofBreda andTilburg.
Media related toAmercentrale at Wikimedia Commons
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