Candelaria power station

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Candelaria power station (Central Térmica Candelaria) is an operating power station of at least 254-megawatts (MW) in Mostazal, O'Higgins, Chile.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Candelaria power station Mostazal, O'Higgins, Chile -34.0339, -70.6138 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: -34.0339, -70.6138

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, fossil gas - natural gas[4][5] 127[6][5] gas turbine[5] 2005[5]
Unit 2 operating[3] fossil liquids - diesel, fossil gas - natural gas[4][2][5] 127[6][5] gas turbine[5] 2005[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 1 Colbun SA [100%] Colbun SA
Unit 2 Colbun SA [100%] Colbun SA

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Candelaria Mostazal · Mostazal, O'Higgins, Chile". Google Maps.
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091320/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2022.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/20240125091304/https://colbun-dev.lfi.cl/docs/default-source/press-room/annual-reports/2022/memoriacolbun-2022-02.pdf?sfvrsn=501cdc26_3/MemoriaColbun-2022-02.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091449/https://www.colbun.cl/corporativo/nuestra-energia/centrales-de-energia-termica/candelaria. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091526/https://generadoras.cl/empresas-asociadas/colbun. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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