Piedra Buena power station

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Piedra Buena power station (Central Térmica Bahía Blanca) is an operating power station of at least 620-megawatts (MW) in Bahía Blanca, departamento Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is also known as Bahía Blanca.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Piedra Buena power station Bahía Blanca, departamento Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina -38.7875, -62.2537 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit BBLATV29, Unit BBLATV30: -38.7875, -62.2537

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit BBLATV29 operating[3] fossil liquids - fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[3] 310[3] steam turbine[3] 1989[3]
Unit BBLATV30 operating[3] fossil liquids - fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[3] 310[3] steam turbine[3] 1991[3]

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 BBLATV29 Pampa Energia SA [100%] Pampa Energia SA
Unit BBLATV30 Pampa Energia SA [100%] Pampa Energia SA

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Central Piedra Buena SA - Ingeniero White, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina". Google Maps.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123036/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/42233. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085641/https://ri.pampaenergia.com/en/our-assets/electricity-power/generation/cpb/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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