La Plata Cogeneración power station

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La Plata Cogeneración power station (Central La Plata Cogeneración) is an operating power station of at least 218-megawatts (MW) in Ensenada, departamento Ensenada, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is also known as Ensenada, LPC II (Unit LPC II).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
La Plata Cogeneración power station Ensenada, departamento Ensenada, Buenos Aires, Argentina -34.890435, -57.922766 (exact)[1][2][3]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit LPC I, Unit LPC II: -34.890435, -57.922766

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit LPC I operating[4] fossil liquids - diesel, fossil gas - natural gas[5] 128[6][7][8][9] gas turbine[6][9] 1997[3][5]
Unit LPC II operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas[6][10] 90[6][7][8][9] gas turbine[9] 2020[6][9]

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 LPC I YPF Luz SA [100%] YPF SA [75.0%]; General Electric Co [25.0%]
Unit LPC II YPF Luz SA [100%] YPF SA [75.0%]; General Electric Co [25.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Complejo La Plata Cogeneración - YPF Luz · Ensenada, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina". Google Maps.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123022/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=42248. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125114219/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=42248. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095902/https://www.ypfluz.com/Activo/LaPlatacogeneracion. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085414/https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/ia_1997.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085424/https://ypfsausyeepro01.blob.core.windows.net/activos-proyectos-detalles/4/NTS/NTS%2520Cogeneraci%C3%B3n%2520La%2520Plata.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095627/https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/2018/03/informeanualenre2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095707/https://www.ypfluz.com/Activo/LaPlataCogeneracion. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095723/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/powered-by-ge-technology-ypf-luzs-la-plata-cogeneration-ii-plant-achieves-commercial. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085056/https://www.argentina.gob.ar/economia/energia/planeamiento-energetico/panel-de-indicadores/superset-consumo-de-combustibles-para-generacion-electrica. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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