▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁install ▁a ▁“ new ▁power ▁generating ▁station ”, ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁manufact uring ▁district ▁that ▁went ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁D ock yard ▁to ▁Ped rou ços ▁beach , ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁chosen ▁location ▁was ▁situated ▁half way ▁between ▁the ▁Bel ém ▁Palace ▁and ▁the ▁Jun que ira ▁National ▁Ro pe ▁Factory , ▁which ▁still ▁exist ▁today . ▁Thus , ▁after ▁raising ▁the ▁capital ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁new ▁therm oe lect ric ▁power ▁station , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁plant ▁that ▁would ▁provide ▁Lis bon ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁with ▁electric ity ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁six ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁technical ▁project ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁engineer ▁Luci en ▁Neu , ▁who ▁made ▁the ▁most ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁us able ▁space ▁by ▁placing ▁the ▁tur b ines ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁bo ilers ▁on ▁either ▁side . ▁This ▁project ▁under w ent ▁several ▁alter ations , ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁work ▁extending ▁for ▁longer ▁than ▁had ▁initially ▁been ▁program med . ▁The ▁company ▁responsible ▁for ▁construct ing ▁the ▁buildings ▁was ▁Vie ill ard ▁& ▁T ou zet , ▁who ▁maintained ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 ▁workers ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁Te jo ▁Power ▁Station ▁was ▁officially ▁inaugur ated ▁despite ▁under going ▁important ▁alter ations ▁in ▁its ▁interior ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁new ▁tur bo -