Belisario Domínguez hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Angostura

Belisario Domínguez hydroelectric plant (Central Hidroeléctrica Belisario Domínguez) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas, Mexico.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Belisario Domínguez hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Construction[1][2] 100 MW[3] 5[3] Conventional storage[3] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100%][4] Comisión Federal de Electricidad[4]
Operating[4] 1976[5] 900 MW[4] 5 x 180 MW[6] Conventional storage[4] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100%][4] Comisión Federal de Electricidad[4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Belisario Domínguez hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas, Mexico[4] 16.4017, -92.7784 (exact)[4]
Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas, Mexico[4] Río Grijalva[6] 16.4017, -92.7784 (exact)[4]

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References

  1. https://www.andritz.com/hydro-en/about-andritz-hydro/locations/morelia-mexico/news-mexico. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.bnamericas.com/en/project-profile/modernization-of-five-generating-units-of-the-belisario-dominguez-hydroelectric-plant-angostura. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://www.proyectosmexico.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Plan-Fortalecimiento-y-Expansion-Sistema-Electrico-Nacional.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624232535/https://base.energia.gob.mx/nacei/Archivos/3%20P%C3%A1gina%20Datos%20de%20Infraestructura/Ingl%C3%A9s/PowerPlantsAllGE100MW_NorthAmerica_201606.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2022-06-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221011143552/https://www.scielo.org.mx/pdf/tca/v3n2/v3n2a7.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220624233200/http://repositoriodigital.tuxtla.tecnm.mx/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/2192/MDRPIECA2014062.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)