Arcos de la Frontera power station

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Arcos de la Frontera power station is an operating power station of at least 1585-megawatts (MW) in Arcos de La Frontera, Cadiz, Spain.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Arcos de la Frontera power station Arcos de La Frontera, Cadiz, Spain 36.6721, -5.8164 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CC-1: 36.6721, -5.8164
  • Unit CC-2: 36.6721, -5.8164
  • Unit CC-3: 36.6721, -5.8164


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CC-1 operating[2] gas[3] 389 MW[3][4] combined cycle[3] no[5] - -
Unit CC-2 operating[2] gas[3] 373 MW[3][4] combined cycle[3] no[5] - -
Unit CC-3 operating[2] gas[3] 823 MW[3][4] combined cycle[3] no[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
Unit CC-1 Iberdrola Generacion SA Iberdrola SA
Unit CC-2 Iberdrola Generacion SA Iberdrola SA
Unit CC-3 Iberdrola Generacion SA Iberdrola SA



Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Global Power Plant Database - Data - World Resources Institute". Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ENTSO-E Transparency Platform". Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20230104102433/http://www.ree.es/en/datos/publications/annual-system-report/spanish-electricity-system-2020-report. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20080621095110/http://www.20minutos.es:80/noticia/24246/0/central/electrica/Ambiente/. Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206083555/https://github.com/PyPSA/powerplantmatching. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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