Carrasco power station
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Carrasco power station (Termoeléctrica Carrasco) is an operating power station of at least 126-megawatts (MW) in Entre Ríos, Cochabamba, Bolivia with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Carrasco power station | Entre Ríos, Cochabamba, Bolivia | -17.2125, -64.5275 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit ST: -17.2125, -64.5275
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[3][4] | fossil gas - natural gas[4][5] | 63[5][6] | gas turbine[5][6] | – | 1996[5] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[3][4] | fossil gas - natural gas[4][5] | 63[5][6] | gas turbine[5][6] | – | 1996[5] | – |
| Unit ST | cancelled[7][8] | fossil gas - waste heat from natural gas[8] | 52[8] | steam turbine[8] | – | –[8] | – |
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 | ENDE Valle Hermoso SA [100%] | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Corp |
| Unit 2 | ENDE Valle Hermoso SA [100%] | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Corp |
| Unit ST | ENDE Valle Hermoso SA [100%] | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Corp |
Background
The Carrasco power station has three gas-fired units: units CAR01 and CAR02 each have capacities of 62.50 MW, while unit CAR03 has a capacity of 27.60 MW.[9] Unit CAR03 is not included in GEM's Global Gas Plant Tracker due to the tracker's minimum capacity requirement of 50 MW.[10]
Bolivia's national electricity agency ENDE has proposed the the addition of a steam turbine at the Carrasco power station to create a combined cycle plant. However, financing for the project remains uncertain, and no timeline has been established for the proposed conversion.[11]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140238/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Termoel%C3%A9ctrica+Carrasco+E.V.H/@-17.2126281,-64.5289377,715m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x93e57082a2a8f3f3:0x6499d24fc39e944a!8m2!3d-17.2127517!4d-64.5273342!16s%2Fg%2F11c37g12r4?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133540/https://www.cndc.bo/agentes/generacion.php. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085921/https://www.evh.bo/index.php/portfolio/15-central-carrasco. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085926/https://www.evh.bo/evh1/images/evh/CCAR/CTCAR.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125100141/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=44736. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104646/https://www.evh.bo/index.php/portfolio/15-central-carrasco. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085917/https://www.ende.bo/proyectos/resena/ciclo-combinado-car1-y-car2. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Características Técnicas - Central Termoeléctrica Carrasco" (PDF). ENDE Valle Hermoso. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Methodology - Global Gas Plant Tracker". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Proyectos ENDE | Ciclo Combinado CAR1 Y CAR2". ENDE Corporación. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Additional data
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