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El Alto power station (Central Termoeléctrica El Alto) is an operating power station of at least 53-megawatts (MW) in El Alto, Pedro Domingo Murillo, Bolivia. It is also known as El Kenko.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| El Alto power station | El Alto, Pedro Domingo Murillo, Bolivia | -16.5653, -68.1811 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit ALT02: -16.5653, -68.1811
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit ALT02 | operating[3][4] | fossil gas - natural gas[5][6] | 53[5][4] | gas turbine[4][6] | – | 2013[5][4] | – |
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 ALT02 | ENDE Valle Hermoso SA [100%] | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Corp |
Background
The El Alto power station has two gas-fired units: unit ALT01 has a capacity of 27.60 MW, while unit ALT02 has a capacity of 52.82 MW.[7] Unit ALT01 is not included in GEM's Global Gas Plant Tracker due to the tracker's minimum capacity requirement of 50 MW.[8]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140133/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Termoel%C3%A9ctrica+El+Alto+-+ENDE+VALLE+HERMOSO/@-16.5650545,-68.1821541,347m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x915ed9c063bc4a21:0x7725e6406f7f61bb!8m2!3d-16.5652027!4d-68.1811469!16s%2Fg%2F11t189wff8?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133540/https://www.cndc.bo/agentes/generacion.php. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125100230/https://www.evh.bo/index.php/portfolio/16-central-el-alto. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085915/https://www.evh.bo/evh1/images/evh/CALT/ELALTO.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090058/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=44735. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Características Técnicas - Central Termoeléctrica El Alto" (PDF). ENDE Valle Hermoso. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Methodology - Global Gas Plant Tracker". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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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.
