Alberto Lovera power station

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Alberto Lovera power station (Planta Termoeléctrica Alberto Lovera) is an operating power station of at least 300-megawatts (MW) in Puerto La Cruz, Sotillo, Anzoátegui, Venezuela with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Alberto Lovera power station Puerto La Cruz, Sotillo, Anzoátegui, Venezuela 10.21983, -64.6095 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit PAL-01, Unit PAL-02: 10.21983, -64.6095

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit PAL-01 operating[2][3][4][5] gas, diesel[6][7] 150[8][9] gas turbine[7][5] not found 2012[10]
Unit PAL-02 mothballed[2][3][4][5][11][11] gas, diesel[12][7] 150[13][9] gas turbine[7][5] not found 2012[10]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent Operator
Unit PAL-01 Corpoelec[9] Corpoelec Corpoelec (Corporación Eléctrica Nacional)[9]
Unit PAL-02 Corpoelec[9] Corpoelec Corpoelec (Corporación Eléctrica Nacional)[9]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[14]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[14]

Background

In February 2020, there were plans to move forward with rehabilitation of the power station but it is unclear how this work progressed with the impact of COVID.[15][16]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. WRI1018633
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709051523/https://diarioelvistazo.com/reactivan-turbogenerador-numero-1-de-la-planta-alberto-lovera-en-anzoategui/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Reactivan termoeléctrica en el estado Anzoátegui". Últimas Noticias. February 10, 2020. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 http://200.1.10.145/node/36106. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230331162535/https://www.cvc.com.ve/publica/202131233245PNI%202021%20-%202033_compressed.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. WRI1018633
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "PDVSA APOYA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE NUEVAS PLANTAS TERMOELÉCTRICAS". PDVSA. May 12, 2006. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  8. WRI1018633
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "Agencia Venezolana de Noticias". Avn. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Chacón, Emilce (July 13, 2012). "Presidente Chávez inauguró planta termoeléctrica Alberto Lovera". Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicacion e Informacion. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Conoce cómo se encuentra el Sistema Eléctrico Nacional venezolano". Maibort Petit. October 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  12. WRI1018633
  13. WRI1018633
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Adelantan trabajos para reactivación de planta Termoeléctrica Alberto Lovera en Anzoátegui - CORPORACIÓN ELÉCTRICA NACIONAL". Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  15. "Adelantan trabajos para reactivación de planta Termoeléctrica Alberto Lovera en Anzoátegui". Corpolec. February 7, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. Vivian Ariza (February 10, 2020). "Reactivan termoeléctrica en el estado Anzoátegui - Últimas Noticias". Últimas Noticias.

Additional data

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