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):

  • Unit 1: 23.102632, -81.529444

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3][4] fossil liquids - crude oil, fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[5][6][7][8] 330[6][5][8] steam turbine[9][3][6] 1989[10][11]

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
Unit 1 Unión Eléctrica de Cuba (UNE) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/vR3Tr7o2PWVUddEcA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240425050322/http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2024/03/18/termoelectrica-guiteras-eleva-potencia-tras-sincronizacion/. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125092216/http://www.cubanews.acn.cu/cuba/18957-cuban-largest-and-most-efficient-power-plant-out-of-service-due-to-boiler-failure. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125105412/http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2023/04/25/avanzan-las-labores-de-mantenimiento-en-la-cte-antonio-guiteras-y-ernesto-guevara/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125101920/http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2021/03/16/union-electrica-ejecuta-ambicioso-proceso-inversionista-y-apuesta-por-las-fuentes-renovables-de-energia-video/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125092840/http://www.cubadebate.cu/especiales/2022/09/14/cuba-en-datos-apuntes-necesarios-sobre-las-termoelectricas-que-debes-conocer/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125092301/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anaely-Saunders-Vazquez/publication/361470119_CUBAN_ENERGY_SYSTEM_DEVELOPMENT-_Technological_Challenges_and_Possibilities_FFRC_eBooks_22022/links/62b355f9dc817901fc737439/CUBAN-ENERGY-SYSTEM-DEVELOPMENT-Technological-Challenges-and-Possibilities-FFRC-eBooks-2-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125101828/https://www.edf.org/sites/default/files/cuban-electric-grid.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134947/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZPHC2yrn4. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20221028035603/https://www.ascecuba.org/asce_proceedings/cubas-power-sector-1998-2008/. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125115137/https://www.ecured.cu/Central_Termoel%C3%A9ctrica_Antonio_Guiteras. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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