West Offaly Power Station
The West Offaly Power Station was a large peat-fired 135 MW power station in Shannonbridge from 2005 to 2020, in Ireland. The station was capable of generating up to 153 MWe of power, thus ranking as the largest peat-fired power station in the country.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: Peat-fired power station in Ireland
- Also known as: “Shannonbridge Power Station” and “WOP”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clonfert Cathedral.
Clonfert Cathedral
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Clonfert Cathedral is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Clonfert, County Galway in Ireland. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Clonfert and then one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Limerick and Killaloe, it is now one of five cathedrals in the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe. Clonfert Cathedral is situated 4 km south of West Offaly Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shannonbridge and Clonfert.
Shannonbridge
Village
Photo: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Banagher is a town at the western edge of County Offaly on the banks of the River Shannon. In Irish it's Beannchar na Sionna, "the place of the pointed rocks on the Shannon" - the river is shallow so it can be forded and is less flood-prone, but it's a block to navigation.
Clonfert
Locality
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Clonfert is a small village in east County Galway, Ireland, halfway between Ballinasloe and Portumna. The village gives its name to the Diocese of Clonfert. Clonfert Cathedral is one of the eight cathedral churches of the Church of Ireland, Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe. Clonfert is situated 4 km south of West Offaly Power Station.
Old Town
Locality
Old Town is a small village in the townland of Cloonfad in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the R357 road between Ballinasloe, County Galway and Shannonbridge, County Offaly. Old Town is situated 7 km northwest of West Offaly Power Station.
West Offaly Power Station
- Category: industry
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.27239° or 53° 16′ 21″ northLongitude
-8.03892° or 8° 2′ 20″ westOperator
ESB GroupOpen location code
9C5H7XC6+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 182914658OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7986109
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In Other Languages
“West Offaly Power Station” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ウェストオファリー火力発電所”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shannonbridge 100MW BESS and Shannonbridge.
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