Toppila Power Station

{{Short description|Power plant in Oulu, Finland}}

{{Infobox power station

| name = Toppila Power Station

| name_official =

| image = Toppila Power Plant Oulu 20200425.jpg

| image_caption =

| image_alt =

| coordinates = {{coord|65|02|16|N|25|26|10|E|type:landmark_region:FI|display=inline,title}}

| country = Finland

| location = Oulu

| status = Operational

| construction_began =

| commissioned = 1977

| decommissioned =

| cost =

| owner = Oulun Energia

| operator =

| th_fuel_primary = Peat

| th_fuel_secondary =

| th_fuel_tertiary =

| ps_units_operational = {{Nowrap|1 × 75 MW}}
{{Nowrap|1 × 145 MW}}

| ps_units_manu_model = Zamech
LMZ
Ganz

| ps_thermal_capacity = 340 MWth

| ps_cogeneration = Yes

| ps_combined_cycle =

| ps_electrical_capacity = 210 MWe

| ps_electrical_cap_fac =

| website =

}}

The Toppila Power Station is a power station in the Toppila district in Oulu, Finland. {{As of|2019}} it is one of the largest peat-fired power stations in the world,{{Cite web |date=2019-06-07 |title=Finland announces plans to become carbon neutral by 2035 |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2019/06/07/finland-climate-change-carbon-neutral-2035-news/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=Dezeen |language=en}} with an installed capacity of {{nowrap|210 MW}} of electric power and 340 MW of thermal power. The facility operates two units of {{nowrap|75 MWe}} and {{nowrap|145 MWe}}.

{{cite press release

| url = http://www.alstom.com/press-centre/2011/3/toppila-turbine-retrofit/

| title = Alstom Power to modernise a steam turbine at Oulu Energy in Northern Finland

| publisher = Alstom

| date = 28 January 2012

| accessdate = 13 April 2014}}

The boiler was supplied by Tampella and Ahlstrom, and the turbines were supplied by Zamech, LMZ and Ganz. The power station is operated by Oulun Energia.[http://www.industcards.com/st-other-finland.htm Toppila Power Station] {{Webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160516041914/http%3A//www.industcards.com/st%2Dother%2Dfinland.htm |date=2016-05-16 }}

In 2021 an estimated 2 million tonnes of peat was burnt in Finland.{{Cite web |last=Teivainen |first=Aleksi |date=2021-11-18 |title=HS: Peat has lost its significance for security of supply in Finland |url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/20387-hs-peat-has-lost-its-significance-for-security-of-supply-in-finland.html |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=Helsinki Times |language=en-gb}} The EU is helping to fund a just transition away from this.{{Cite web |title=EU Cohesion Policy: More than €465 million for a just climate transition in Finland|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/home/en |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=European Commission |language=en}}