Alberto Lovera power station

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Alberto Lovera power station (Planta Termoeléctrica Alberto Lovera) is a mothballed power station in Puerto La Cruz, Sotillo, Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Alberto Lovera power station Puerto La Cruz, Sotillo, Anzoátegui, Venezuela 10.219826, -64.609504 (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: 10.219826, -64.609504

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit PAL-01 mothballed[2][3] fossil liquids - diesel, fossil gas - natural gas[4][1] 150[1][5] gas turbine[4][3] 2012[6]
Unit PAL-02 mothballed[2][3] fossil liquids - diesel, fossil gas - natural gas[4][1] 150[1][5] gas turbine[4][3] 2012[6]

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
Unit PAL-01 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA
Unit PAL-02 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[7]
  • Captive industry: Power[7]

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.[8][9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125111045/https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/pulso/reactivan-termoelectrica-en-el-estado-anzoategui/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220909181320/http://www.cvc.com.ve/publica/202131233245PNI%202021%20-%202033_compressed.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210503175801/http://www.pdvsa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1570%3A2585&catid=10&Itemid=589&lang=es. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210503215333/http://www.avn.info.ve/node/7260?guicktabs_5=11. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125120245/http://www.minci.gob.ve/presidente-chavez-inauguro-planta-termoelectrica-alberto-lovera/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123825/https://pagos.corpoelec.com.ve/noticias/adelantan-trabajos-para-reactivaci%c3%b3n-de-planta-termoel%c3%a9ctrica-alberto-lovera-en-anzo%c3%a1tegui. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "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)
  9. Vivian Ariza (February 10, 2020). "Reactivan termoeléctrica en el estado Anzoátegui - Últimas Noticias". Últimas Noticias.

Additional data

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