Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE)

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Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE) (Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras) is an operating power station of at least 330-megawatts (MW) in Matanzas, Cuba. It is also known as Central Termoeléctrica de Matanzas.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE) Matanzas, Matanzas, Cuba 23.102632, -81.529444 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 23.102632, -81.529444

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil liquids: crude oil, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3][4][5][6] 330[4][3][6] steam turbine[7][8][4] not found 1989[9][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
1 Unión Eléctrica de Cuba [100%][11] Unión Eléctrica de Cuba [100.0%]

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/vR3Tr7o2PWVUddEcA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2025/02/10/central-termoelectrica-antonio-guiteras-genera-de-manera-estable-tras-resolver-problema-en-la-caldera/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Unión Eléctrica ejecuta ambicioso proceso inversionista y apuesta por las fuentes renovables de energía (+ Video)". CubaDebate. 2021-03-16. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Cuba en Datos: Apuntes necesarios sobre las termoeléctricas que debes conocer". CubaDebate. 2022-09-14. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  5. "Cuban Energy System Development - Technological Challenges and Possibilities" (PDF). FFRC eBooks. 2022-02-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "The Cuban Electric Grid: Lessons and Recommendations for Cuba's Electric Sector" (PDF). EDF (Environmental Defense Fund). 2017-10-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  7. "Intervención solucionará averías de la termoeléctrica Guiteras". Cubadebate • YouTube. 2023-03-31. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |website= at position 13 (help)
  8. "Cuban largest and most efficient power plant out of service due to boiler failure". Cuban News Agency. 2022-10-03. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20230323145253/https://www.ascecuba.org/asce_proceedings/cubas-power-sector-1998-2008/. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras". EcuRed. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  11. "Cuba: Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Stops Operations". TeleSUR. 2022-08-08. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.

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