General Rojo power station
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General Rojo power station (Central Térmica General Rojo) is an operating power station of at least 250-megawatts (MW) in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| General Rojo power station | San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina | -33.45526, -60.28359 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit CC: -33.45526, -60.28359
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit CC | operating[2][3] | gas[3] | 250[3] | combined cycle[3] | not found | 2020[4][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 | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit CC | MSU Energy[3] | MSU Energy Holding Ltd [75.30%]; other [24.70%] | MSU Energy[5] |
Background
The General Rojo power station is located on a seven hectare property and is connected to the Argentine interconnected system (SADI).[6] The expansion project was completed in August 2020 with the addition of a 50 MW gas-fired steam turbine to become a combined cycle system.[7]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/MSU+Energy-Central+T%C3%A9rmica+General+Rojo/@-33.4552634-60.283586654m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x95b76197f7c3fd9d:0x372209b0978e8fc5!8m2!3d-33.4552679!4d-60.2813973.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "La energía que nos mueve". MSU Energy. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709045233/http://msuenergy.com/eb/en/our-power-plants/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "About us MSU Energy". MSU Energy. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Our Power Plants – MSU Energy". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Power plants and projects – MSU Energy". msuenergy.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ↑ El Eco. "MSU Energy finaliza obras de conversión a ciclo combinado de sus centrales de Villa María y General Rojo – El Eco | Información confiable desde Tandil. Noticias las 24 hs. con contenido multimedia exclusivo que solo El Eco Multimedios te puede brindar". www.eleco.com.ar (in español). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
