Cancún I power station

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Cancún I power station (Central eléctrica Cancún I) is an operating power station of at least 102-megawatts (MW) in Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is also known as Central Turbogás Cancún.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cancún I power station Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico 21.132888, -86.832209 (exact)[1][2]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 21.132888, -86.832209

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3] fossil liquids - diesel[3] 102[3][4][5] gas turbine[3] 1979[4]

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 1 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100%] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514160448/http://nacei.org/content/documents/PowerPlantsAllGE100MW_NorthAmerica_201708.xlsx. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141451/https://www.google.com/maps/place/CTG+Canc%C3%BAn,+CFE.+Turbogas+Canc%C3%BAn/@21.1339364,-86.8326585,367m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8f4c2bdd5aeaa1dd:0x93bcd6c835def58c!8m2!3d21.1350374!4d-86.8313508!16s%2Fg%2F11cs1xq3rn?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141327/https://igavim.org/Documentos%20Generados/Documentos%20Generales/2022%20PermisosCREhasta2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102714/https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/258363/ANEXO_D.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102756/https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/331770/PRODESEN-2018-2032-definitiva.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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