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Seixal (Ecoparque)1.9 MW Waste

Waste

Seixal (Ecoparque) is a 1.9 MW waste power plant in Portugal, commissioned in 2004. Ranked #13 of 24 waste plants in Portugal, Seixal's 1.9 MW accounts for 1.44% of the country's total waste capacity of 132 MW. The largest waste plant in Portugal is Valorsul at 51 MW, making Seixal 26.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ribatejo (1,176 MW, Gas), Cogeração de Setúbal (53.9 MW, Biomass), and Valorsul (50.6 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Portugal, approximately 30 km south of Lisbon.

Capacity
1.9 MW
Commissioning Year
2004

22 years old

Owner
Ecoparque Seixal
Location
38.6105°, -9.1477°

Portugal, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 398. largest of 462 plants in Portugal
  • #34,806 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #879 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Portugal
Age & fleet comparison

22 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Ecoparque Seixal operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

84 plants within 100 km, 3,246 MW combined

Nearest plant: Seixal 2 (2 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 38.610500, -9.147700
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
3.8 Kt
12 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
84.6 Kt
Over 22 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
836
cars per year
513
homes per year
174.8K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Portugal
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

PortugalEnergy Profile

462
Total Plants
14.7 GW
Total Capacity
WindGasHydroCoal
Top Fuels

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