y ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁named ▁the ▁Jun que ira ▁Power ▁Station , ▁being ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Jun que ira ▁district . ▁Despite ▁everything , ▁this ▁name ▁didn ’ t ▁last ▁long ▁since , ▁once ▁construction ▁was ▁concluded , ▁official ▁documents ▁and ▁the ▁plant ' s ▁fac ade ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Tag us ▁River ▁( R io ▁Te jo ) ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁on , ▁as ▁the ▁Te jo ▁Power ▁Station . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Te jo ▁Power ▁Station ▁ ▁The ▁small ▁power ▁plants ▁that ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁( A ven ida ▁and ▁Bo av ista ▁Power ▁St ations ) ▁became ▁ob sole te ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁increasing ▁demand ▁for ▁electric ▁power . ▁Furthermore , ▁they ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁heavily ▁urban ised ▁neighbourhood s , ▁thereby ▁ex ert ing ▁a ▁strong ▁environmental ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁residents ▁and ▁present ing ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁space ▁for ▁the ▁more ▁than ▁predict able ▁exp ans ions ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁electric ity ▁industry ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁require . ▁For ▁these ▁reasons , ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁company ▁that ▁held ▁the ▁con cess ion ▁to ▁produce ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁electric ▁power ▁in ▁Lis bon , ▁the ▁Comp an hi as ▁Re un idas ▁de ▁G ás ▁e ▁Electric idade ▁( CR GE ▁- ▁United ▁Gas ▁and ▁Electric ▁Comp an ies ) ▁under to ok ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁therm oe lect ric ▁power ▁station ▁in ▁Lis bon . ▁In ▁the ▁operating ▁license , ▁they ▁asked