Merilectrica power station

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Merilectrica power station (Central Meriléctrica) is an operating power station of at least 167-megawatts (MW) in Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia. It is also known as Planta Meriléctrica.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Merilectrica power station Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia 7.0543, -73.82 (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: 7.0543, -73.82

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[5][6] 167[3][4] gas turbine[1][6] 1998[4][6]

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 Celsia Colombia [TO BE DELETED] [100%] Celsia Colombia [TO BE DELETED]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125112818/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=43454. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140320/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Planta+Meril%C3%A9ctrica/@7.1667314,-74.4584906,49998m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m7!3m6!1s0x8e42935d1f6b6387:0x6f910955b97e8306!8m2!3d7.0546518!4d-73.8205859!15sCht0ZXJtb2VsZWN0cmljYSBtZXJpbGVjdHJpY2FaHSIbdGVybW9lbGVjdHJpY2EgbWVyaWxlY3RyaWNhkgEFc3RvcmWaASRDaGREU1VoTk1HOW5TMFZKUTBGblNVTnpOSFJpY1c5blJSQULgAQA!16s%2Fg%2F11clggyzjy?entry=tts. 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/20240125092324/https://www1.upme.gov.co/siel. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211209050105/https://www.celsia.com/es/quienes-somos/centrales-termicas/. Archived from the original on 09 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://www.celsia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CENTRAL-HIDROELECTRICA-MERILECTRICA.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521031933/https://www.andeg.org/empresas-asociadas/celsia/. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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