Villa María power station

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Villa María power station (Central Térmica Villa María) is an operating power station of at least 250-megawatts (MW) in Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Villa María power station Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina -32.426774, -63.174047 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CC: -32.426774, -63.174047

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] fossil liquids - diesel, fossil gas - natural gas[4] 250[3] combined cycle[3] 2020[3][5]

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 CC MSU Energy [100%] MSU Energy Holding Ltd [75.3%]; other [24.7%]

Background

Villa María is located on an 8 hectare estate and is connected to the Argentine electrical grid through a 132 kV transmission line.[6] The commercial operation date for the combined cycle expansion of 50 MW was set for June 30, 2020.[7] The CC began operations in August 2020.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125135942/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Central+T%C3%A9rmica+Villa+Mar%C3%ADa/@-32.4267741,-63.1740474,1329m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x95cc69bbb3796329:0xfb2c8e807910b707!8m2!3d-32.4278437!4d-63.1718853!16s%2Fg%2F11gcqx9ssy?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104630/http://msuenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MSU-Energy-4Q-2019-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085336/https://msuenergy.com/eb/en/our-power-plants/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240108205841/https://ws.bolsar.info/descarga/pdf/383015.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125122231/https://msuenergy.com/en/about-us/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Power plants and projects – MSU Energy". msuenergy.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  7. "2019 Results Conference Call" (PDF). MSU Energy. March 12, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Our Power Plants – MSU Energy". Retrieved 2022-04-08.

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