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How much did Great Island CCGT Power Station cost to build?

The Great Island CCGT Power Station is the 464 MW combined cycle gas turbine plant at Great Island near Campile in County Wexford, Ireland, replacing oil-fired units of the old station first commissioned in 1967, built by a joint venture of Initec Energia, Cobra and Dragados for Endesa and bought by SSE in 2012, synchronised to the grid in September 2014, in commercial operation from mid-April 2015 and officially opened on 12 June 2015. SSE said that over 350 million euros was directly invested in the project.

Reported project cost

€350 million

Approximately $388.33 million

Cost basis: 2015

The Great Island power station now owned by SSE Ireland since 2012. Cropped version
Paddy MulveyCC BY-SA 4.0

Cost evidence

Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost2015
power-technology.com

Project metrics

Key dimensions

PowerSSE plc
464 MW

Project record

Timeline

  1. 2014

    Completed

    Power Technology
  2. 12 June 2015

    Opened or launched

    SSE plc

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