Frias power station

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Frias power station (Central Térmica Frías) is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Frías, departamento Choya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Frias power station Frías, departamento Choya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina -28.6072, -65.1228 (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: -28.6072, -65.1228

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3] fossil liquids - diesel, fossil gas - natural gas[3] 60[3] gas turbine[3] 2015[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 1 Generación Mediterránea SA [100%] Grupo Albanesi

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 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)
  2. "Generacion Frias · Frías, Santiago del Estero, Argentina". Google Maps.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085339/https://www.albanesi.com.ar/en/en_central_termica_frias.php. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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