Antonio José de Sucre power station

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Antonio José de Sucre power station (Planta Termoeléctrica Antonio Jose de Sucre) is an operating power station of at least 340-megawatts (MW) in Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Antonio José de Sucre power station Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela 10.40035, -64.16686 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit AJS-1, Unit AJS-2: 10.40035, -64.16686

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit AJS-1 operating[2][3] gas[4] 170[4][2][3] gas turbine[4] not found 2014[5]
Unit AJS-2 mothballed[2][3] gas[4] 170[4][2][3] gas turbine[4] not found 2015[5]

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 AJS-1 Corpoelec[6] Corpoelec Corpoelec (Corporación Eléctrica Nacional)[6]
Unit AJS-2 Corpoelec[6] Corpoelec Corpoelec (Corporación Eléctrica Nacional)[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/10%C2%B024'01.3%22N+64%C2%B010'00.7%22W/@10.4003553-64.16904871099m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d10.40035!4d-64.16686. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Propuestas de Reorganización del S.E.N." (PDF). Academia Nacional de la Ingeniería y el Hábitat. April 30, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Inaugurada unidad 1 de la termoeléctrica Antonio José de Sucre". Corporación Eléctrica Nacional. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Planta Termoeléctrica Antonio Jose de Sucre y sus obras de transmisión asociadas". Corporación Eléctrica Nacional. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

Additional data

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