Aghada Power Station

Aghada power station is a gas-fired power station located near the entrance of in , . It was built at this location in order to use gas that had been discovered at the nearby Kinsale Head gas field, from which gas was extracted from 1978 until its depletion in 2020.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: Generation facility in County Cork, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Long Point”
  • Address: Ballincarroonig, Aghada

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Spike Island and Spit Bank Lighthouse.

Islet
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an of 103 acres in , . is situated 3½ km west of Aghada Power Station.

Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The close to in … is situated 3 km northwest of Aghada Power Station.

Castle
Photo: Charles Vallancey, Public domain.
is a small bastioned land battery to the east of in , Ireland. is situated 3½ km northwest of Aghada Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitegate and Cobh.

Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in East Cork on the…

Photo: J.Pollock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a port in Cork Harbour, , in southwest Ireland.

Photo: lizard queen, CC BY 2.0.
is a coastal village in , with a population of 3300 in 2022.

Aghada Power Station

Latitude
51.83388° or 51° 50′ 2″ north
Longitude
-8.23327° or 8° 13′ 60″ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Established
1980
Operator
ESB Group
Open location code
9C3HRQM8+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 71762783
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
3286676
Wiki­data ID
Q11957021
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In Other Languages

From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Aghada Power Station” goes by many names.
  • German: “Kraftwerk Aghada”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aghada kraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Aghada kraftverk”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Corkbeg Island and The Paddock.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Longpoint AGI and Aghada 110kV Substation.

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