Ahuachapán geothermal power plant

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Ahuachapán geothermal power plant (local name: Central geotérmica Ahuachapán) is a 95 MW operating geothermal power plant in Ahuachapan, Municipio de Ahuachapán, Departamento de Ahuachapán, El Salvador.


Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Ahuachapán geothermal power plant

Unit Name Status Commissioning Year Nameplate Capacity Type Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1975[1] 30 MW[1] Flash steam - single[2] LaGeo[1] LaGeo[1]
2 Operating[1] 1976[1] 30 MW[1] Flash steam - single[2] LaGeo[1] LaGeo[1]
3 Operating[1] 1980[1] 35 MW[1] Flash steam - single[2] LaGeo[1] LaGeo[1]
4 Operating[3] 2023[4] 6 MW[4] Unknown type


Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Ahuachapán geothermal power plant

Unit Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Ahuachapan, Municipio de Ahuachapán, Departamento de Ahuachapán, El Salvador[5] 13.9202, -89.8174 (exact)[5]
2 Ahuachapan, Municipio de Ahuachapán, Departamento de Ahuachapán, El Salvador[5] 13.9202, -89.8174 (exact)[5]
3 Ahuachapan, Municipio de Ahuachapán, Departamento de Ahuachapán, El Salvador[5] 13.9202, -89.8174 (exact)[5]
4 Ahuachapan, Municipio de Ahuachapán, Departamento de Ahuachapán, El Salvador[6] 13.9200, -89.8173 (exact)[6]

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Global Geothermal Power Plant Map". Think Geoenergy. January 10, 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. https://ro-ro.facebook.com/SIGETSV/videos/2974474329271457/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230519062723/http://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/Dec/IRENA_RRA_El_Salvador_2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-05-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Global Power Plant Database - Data". World Resources Institute. June 2, 2021. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://goo.gl/maps/vqEHf743Kgm1Wa8E8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)