West Offaly Power Station

The West Offaly Power Station was a large peat-fired 135 MW power station in from 2005 to 2020, in . The station was capable of generating up to 153 MWe of power, thus ranking as the largest peat-fired power station in the country.
Wikipedia
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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.

Church
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is a cathedral of the in , 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. is situated 4 km south of West Offaly Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shannonbridge and Clonfert.

Village
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Banagher is a town at the western edge of 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.

Locality
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is a small village in east , Ireland, halfway between and . The village gives its name to the Diocese of . is one of the eight cathedral churches of the , Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe. is situated 4 km south of West Offaly Power Station.

Locality
is a small village in the townland of Cloonfad in , . It is located on the R357 road between , and , . is situated 7 km northwest of West Offaly Power Station.

West Offaly Power Station

Latitude
53.27239° or 53° 16′ 21″ north
Longitude
-8.03892° or 8° 2′ 20″ west
Operator
ESB Group
Open location code
9C5H7XC6+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 182914658
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q7986109
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Satellite Map

Discover West Offaly Power Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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 BESS and Shannonbridge B BESS.

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