Väo Power Plant
The Väo Power Plant is a biomass and peat-fired combined heat and power plant in Tallinn, Estonia. It's located in the eastern end of Tallinn in Väo, in a depleted part of Väo limestone quarry.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- 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.
Tallinn TV Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tallinn TV Tower is a free-standing structure with an observation deck, built to provide better telecommunication services for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics regatta event. Tallinn TV Tower is situated 4 km north of Väo Power Plant.
Tallinn Botanic Garden
Park
Photo: Скампецкий, CC BY 3.0.
Tallinn Botanic Garden, is a botanical garden in Tallinn, Estonia. It is located on the right bank of the Pirita River, in the Kloostrimetsa forest in Pirita district. With an area of 123 ha, it is the largest in Estonia. Tallinn Botanic Garden is situated 3½ km north of Väo Power Plant.
Iru hillfort
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Iru hillfort is an ancient hillfort located in Tallinn, Estonia. First established in the Bronze Age, it was a major hillfort in Ancient Estonia, and is on the banks of the Pirita river near to Estonia's northern coast. Iru hillfort is situated 2 km north of Väo Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loo and Soodevahe.
Loo
Village
Loo is a small borough in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 2,093.
Soodevahe
Hamlet
Soodevahe is a village in Rae Parish, Harju County, in northern Estonia. It has a population of 21. Soodevahe is situated 3 km south of Väo Power Plant.
Lasnamäe
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lasnamäe is the most populous administrative district of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The district's population is about 119,000, the majority of which is Russian-speaking as a result of Soviet settlement policies. Lasnamäe is situated 3 km west of Väo Power Plant.
Väo Power Plant
- Categories: combined heat and power station and industry
- Location: Lasnamäe linnaosa, Tallinn, Harju, North Estonia, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.43706° or 59° 26′ 13″ northLongitude
24.90584° or 24° 54′ 21″ eastOperator
OÜ Utilitas Tallinna ElektrijaamOpen location code
9GF6CWP4+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 161216049OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7944342
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Satellite Map
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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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