Nueva Renca power station

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Nueva Renca power station (Central Termoeléctrica Nueva Renca) is an operating power station of at least 379-megawatts (MW) in Renca, Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nueva Renca power station Renca, Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile -33.4184, -70.687 (exact)[1][2]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: -33.4184, -70.687

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[4][5] 379[4] combined cycle[6][4] 1997[7]

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 Generadora Metropolitana SpA [100%] Andes Mining & Energy SA [50.0%]; Electricité de France SA [50.0%]

Financing

| Électricité de France (EDF) SA[50.0%]; Andes Mining & Energy (AME)[50.0%][8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123326/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=44611. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Generadora Metropolitana · Renca, Región Metropolitana, Chile". Google Maps.
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091320/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220929101808/https://generadora.cl/nueva-renca/. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091531/https://generadoras.cl/empresas-asociadas/generadora-metropolitana. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125112820/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/aes-gener-and-ge-modernize-four-thermal-power-plants-support-chiles-growing. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125114911/https://www.aeschile.com/en/our-history. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Latham & Watkins LLP - About Us - News - Latham & Watkins Advises Chilean Issuer, AME and EDF on Innovative US$980 Million Portfolio Financing". Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

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