Powering large industrial sites requires a great deal of energy. It is therefore not surprising that large power plants are located near major industrial areas. This plant, built near Liège's industrial hub, is no exception. Construction began shortly after the Second World War, and the first coal-fired units were commissioned in the early 1950s. Each unit produced 55 MW. From the mid-1960s onward, two additional units were built, fueled by gas and with a capacity of 130 MW each. Finally, a fifth unit, reaching a capacity of 300 MW, was added in the mid-1970s. Just before the turn of the millennium, the three oldest units were shut down, and the gas-fired fifth unit was kept as a backup. The unit that is the subject of this series underwent a thorough transformation, switching from fossil fuels to 100% biomass.

The plant was traditionally constructed with a boiler room, where biomass was prepared and burned to generate steam. This steam was then sent to the adjacent turbine hall, which powered the turbines, which in turn drove the alternators that generated electricity. The turbine hall houses five turbines: two from Brown Boveri, two from Rateau-Schneider, and one from Stork.