The combustion gas desulfurisation project for groups 1 and 2 at the Alcudia fossil fuel plant comes on stream - ENDESA Continue
October 07 2005 - 9:33AM
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ENDESA: -- The project will entail an investment of Euro 8.2
million and come on-stream in 2007. -- The installation of the new
desulphurisation system in the two oldest groups at this power
station (G1 and G2 from 1981 and 1982 respectively), with a total
capacity of 250MW (the station also has two other groups of 130MW
each which already have this system installed), will allow annual
reductions in emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) of nearly 75% and
an 80% reduction of particles. It will also be able to treat 100%
of combustion gases produced by the boiler and the temperature of
the emerging gases will be reduced by 47%. ENDESA's (NYSE:ELE)
subsidiary GESA ENDESA has begun construction of a combustion gas
desulphurisation plant for groups 1 and 2 at the Alcudia power
station, located on the island of Mallorca, as part of its ongoing
Action Plan to reduce gas emissions at the Company's fossil fuel
plants in Spain. Investment in the project will total Euro 8.2
million. The desulphurisation technique chosen is the "semi-wet"
type. This is a chemical process whereby the sulphur oxides
produced in carbon combustion processes are captured and washed as
they come out of the boilers, they are then coated with limestone
which reacts with the sulphur dioxide (SO2) producing a mixture of
sulphite and calcium sulphate. Its main purpose will be the
reduction of sulphur emissions and the modification of some
electricity and control systems in the existing plant in order to
adapt them to the new working conditions. In order to carry out
this project, technology from the German company Fisia Babcock
Environment Gmbh will be supplied under a turn-key contract. Endesa
will provide the work teams who will contribute their experience in
carrying out similar projects, as well as the Company's own
technology. The desulphurisation plant is a major upgrade which
will enable ENDESA to continue introducing cutting- edge technology
to its fossil fuel assets which are essential for the environmental
compatibility of its activities and meeting the requirements of the
2001/80/EC Directive dated 23 October 2001 on limiting the
emissions of certain contaminating agents into the atmosphere from
large combustion plants (GIC Directive) which was translated into
Spanish legislation by the 430/2004 Royal Decree of 12 March 2004.
The installation of the new desulphurisation plant will enable
ENDESA to continue to pursue its action plan to reduce power
station emissions contained in its Strategic Plan. ENDESA already
has plants installed at its Teruel (Andorra-Teruel), Compostilla
(Ponferrada-Leon), Litoral de Almeria (Almeria), Alcudia
(Mallorca), Granadilla (Tenerife) and Barranco de Tirajana (Gran
Canaria) power stations. The wet system has been installed at the
Teruel, Compostilla and Litoral de Almeria power plants, similar to
the system installed at the Los Barrios station, whilst the Alcudia
plant uses coals with a sulphur content of less than 1%, which
requires the use of a semi-dry system. The Barranco de Tirajana and
Granadilla plants use sea water. The plan also contemplates the
installation of new desulphurisation plants or the adaptation of
ones that already exist at the Compostilla and Litoral de Almeria
power stations. * This document may contain certain forward-looking
statements regarding anticipated financial and operating results
and statistics that are subject to risks and uncertainties as well
as to material risks, changes and other factors which may be
difficult to predict, including, without limitation, those factors
described in the Documento de Registro de Acciones of Endesa filed
within the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores and in the Form
20-F of Endesa filed within the Securities and Exchange Commission,
both for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. For all of these
forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe
harbour for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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