Muskeg River Mine Cogeneration Station

Coordinates: 57°15′23″N 111°30′23″W / 57.2563°N 111.5063°W / 57.2563; -111.5063
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Muskeg River Mine Cogeneration Station
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Country
  • Canada
LocationWood Buffalo, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta
Coordinates57°15′23″N 111°30′23″W / 57.2563°N 111.5063°W / 57.2563; -111.5063
StatusOperational
Commission date2003
Owner(s)Heartland Generation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Turbine technologyGas turbine
Power generation
Nameplate capacity172 MW

Muskeg River Mine (MRM) Cogeneration Station is a natural gas-fired station owned by Heartland Generation, located 75 km north of Fort McMurray and is part of the Albian Sands Project.

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The MRM Cogeneration Station consists of:[1]

  • 2 - GE 7EA gas-fired turbine and generator sets with low nitrous oxide burners
  • 2 - Heat recovery steam generators
  • 2 - Standby auxiliary gas-fired boilers.

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