
ENDESA’S 4,500-MW OF CURRENT PROJECTS AND 15,600-MW OF CCGT ON WAITING LIST . . .
Spanish power utility Endesa (Madrid, Spain) currently has 4,500-MW of CCGT (combined cycle gas turbine) projects underway in Spain which are scheduled to come on steam in the short and medium term. In addition the company has options to develop projects totaling 15,600-MW in new, natural gas fired CCGT plants for the domestic power market plus 1,600-MW in new, super critical technology, high efficiency plants fed with imported coal.
In addition to this major list of potential projects the company is involved in more than 1,000-MW of renewable energy projects in the development of pump storage stations and will develop another 2,500-MW of renewable energy over the next five years. Endesa also has 380-MW of projects for the co-combustion of biomass and coal in thermal power stations now in operation. This $27.6 million project leads the CENIT CO2 campaign to reduce emissions under Spain’s commitment to Kyoto Protocol targets. Techniques are being developed for the safe, long-term storage of CO2 in deep geological structures that have a high salt content.