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]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit BBLATV29: -38.7875, -62.2537
  • 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] gas, fuel oil[3] 310 MW[3] steam turbine[3] - - -
Unit BBLATV30 operating[3] gas, fuel oil[3] 310 MW[3] steam turbine[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 Operator Owner Parent
Unit BBLATV29 Central Piedrabuena S.A.[3] Pampa Energia Pampa Energia
Unit BBLATV30 Central Piedrabuena S.A.[3] Pampa Energia Pampa Energia



Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Central Termica Piedra Buena Power Plant Argentina". Global Energy Observatory. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. https://goo.gl/maps/csWgA5QDM3o45Am37. {{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 "Piedra Buena Thermal Power Plant ('CPB')". Pampa Energia. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

Additional data

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