Bulo Bulo power station

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Bulo Bulo power station (Central Bulo Bulo) is a 140-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power station in Cochabamba department, Bolivia.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the power station in Entre Ríos, Cochabamba department, Bolivia.

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Project Details

• Sponsor: Compañía Eléctrica Central Bulo Bulo
• Owner: Chaco Energías SA
• Parent company: YPFB Corporación
• Location: Entre Ríos, Cochabamba, Bolivia
• Coordinates: -17.2424, -64.5409 (exact)
• Gross generating capacity (operating): 50 MW
  • Unit 3: Gas-fired gas turbine, 50 MW (start-up in 2014)

Background

The Bulo Bulo power plant has three units, all powered by gas turbines. Units 1 and 2 have capacities of 45 MW each, while unit 3 has a capacity of 50 MW. Only unit 3 is included in GEM's Global Gas Plant Tracker due to the tracker's minimum capacity requirement of 50 MW.