Väo Power Plant

The Väo Power Plant is a biomass and peat-fired combined heat and power plant in , . It's located in the eastern end of Tallinn in Väo, in a depleted part of Väo limestone quarry.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: power station in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Also known as: “Tallinn Power Plant” and “Tallinna elektrijaam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tallinn TV Tower and Tallinn Botanic Garden.

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is a free-standing structure with an observation deck, built to provide better telecommunication services for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics regatta event. is situated 4 km north of Väo Power Plant.

Park
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, is a botanical garden in , . It is located on the right bank of the Pirita River, in the forest in district. With an area of 40 hectares, it is the largest in Estonia. is situated 3½ km north of Väo Power Plant.

Archaeological site
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The is an ancient hillfort located in , . First established in the Bronze Age, it was a major hillfort in Ancient Estonia, and is on the banks of the river near to Estonia's northern coast. is situated 2 km north of Väo Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loo and Soodevahe.

Village
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is a small borough in , in northern . At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 2,093.

Hamlet
is a village in , , in northern . It has a population of 21. is situated 3 km south of Väo Power Plant.

Suburb
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is the most populous administrative district of , the capital of . The district's population is about 119,000, the majority of which is Russian-speaking as a result of Soviet settlement policies. is situated 3 km west of Väo Power Plant.

Väo Power Plant

Latitude
59.43706° or 59° 26′ 13″ north
Longitude
24.90584° or 24° 54′ 21″ east
Operator
OÜ Utilitas Tallinna Elektrijaam
Open location code
9GF6CWP4+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161216049
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q7944342
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Satellite Map

Discover Väo Power Plant from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Estonian to Persian—“Väo Power Plant” goes by many names.
  • Estonian: “Väo elektrijaam”
  • French: “Centrale électrique de Väo”
  • Lithuanian: “Veo elektrinė”
  • Persian: “نیروگاه وائو”

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Highlights include Väo karjäär and Seli mets.

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