Barahona power station
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Barahona power station is a 52-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Barahona, Dominican Republic.[1]
Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant, which is near Barahona, Dominican Republic.
Background
Barahona power station is the only coal-fired power plant among the eight power plants operated by EGE Haina, one of the Dominican Republic's leading electricity producers.[2] Located on the coast about 200 km west of Santo Domingo, the US$38.1 million, 45.6 MW power plant began operating in 2001. Coal for the plant is delivered via conveyor belt from boats anchored in the adjacent port.[1]
In 2018, the power station underwent modernization to increase the potential from 45.6 MW to 52 MW using the same amount of coal.[3]
Project Details
- Sponsor: EGE Haina (Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina S.A.)[1]
- Parent company: EGE Haina (Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina S.A.)
- Location: Barahona, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates: 18.221103,-71.086721 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Gross Capacity: 52 MW[1][3]
- Type:
- In service: 2001[1]
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source: Imported
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Barahona Carbón", EG Haina website, accessed January 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Tres empresas generadoras responsables de suplir casi el 60 % de la electricidad del país". Diario Libre. September 27, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "EGE Haina". www.egehaina.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.