Roca power station

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Roca power station (Central Térmica Roca) is an operating power station of at least 190-megawatts (MW) in General Roca, departamento General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Roca power station General Roca, departamento General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina -38.945996, -67.602989 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit ROCATG01: -38.945996, -67.602989

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit ROCATG01 operating[3] fossil liquids - diesel, fossil gas - natural gas[3][4][5] 190[3] combined cycle[3][5] 2018[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 ROCATG01 Generación Mediterránea SA [75%]; Tefu SA [25%] Grupo Albanesi [75.0%]; Tefu SA [25.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Central Termica Roca S.A. · Gral. Roca, Río Negro, Argentina". Google Maps.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123148/https://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/42280. 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125120831/https://www.albanesi.com.ar/en/en_central_termica_roca.php. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085337/https://ws.bolsar.info/descarga/pdf/412114.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085626/https://www.rionegro.com.ar/con-la-turbina-a-vapor-la-central-termica-roca-gana-en-eficiencia-975055/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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