Punta del Tigre A power station

From Global Energy Monitor
Part of the
Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker,
a Global Energy Monitor project.
Download full dataset
Report an error
Related categories:

Punta del Tigre A power station (Central Termoeléctrica Punta del Tigre A) is an operating power station of at least 300-megawatts (MW) in Punta del Tigre, San José, Uruguay.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Punta del Tigre A power station Punta del Tigre, San José, Uruguay -34.7498, -56.5411 (exact)[1][2]

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

Loading map...


Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6: -34.7498, -56.5411

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
A-1 Operating[3][4] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[5][6][2][7][8] 50[8][9][7] gas turbine[9][7] not found 2006[6][10][11][12][13]
A-2 Operating[3][4] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[8][6][7][5] 50[8][9][7] gas turbine[9][7] not found 2006[6][10][11][12][13]
A-3 Operating[3][4] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[8][6][7][5] 50[8][9][7] gas turbine[9][7] not found 2006[6][10][11][12][13]
A-4 Operating[3][4] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[8][6][7][5] 50[8][9][7] gas turbine[9][7] not found 2006[6][10][11][12][13]
A-5 Operating[3][4] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[8][6][7][5] 50[8][9][7] gas turbine[9][7] not found 2008[14][15][7]
A-6 Operating[3][4] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[8][6][7][5] 50[8][9][7] gas turbine[9][7] not found 2008[14][15][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
A-1 Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%][16][17] Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100.0%]
A-2 Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%][16][17] Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100.0%]
A-3 Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%][16][17] Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100.0%]
A-4 Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%][16][17] Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100.0%]
A-5 Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%][16][17] Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100.0%]
A-6 Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%][16][17] Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140904/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Central+Punta+del+Tigre,+80500+Departamento+de+San+Jos%C3%A9,+Uruguay/@-34.749968,-56.5438289,602m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x95a1c219dc63e1ad:0x6e78ca2c19d674fa!8m2!3d-34.7502017!4d-56.5427286!16s%2Fg%2F11bvtct74h?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134829/https://adme.com.uy/mme_admin/participantes/generadores.php. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125110948/https://portal.ute.com.uy/institucional/ute/utei/fuentes-de-generacion. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095244/http://www.ahkbrasil.com/upload_arq/Presentaci%C3%B3n_Biomasa_Casaravilla.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133425/http://archivo.presidencia.gub.uy/_web/noticias/2005/09/ute_puntadeltigre.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125103940/https://www.ingener.com/casos/construccion-de-central-termica-de-respaldo-en-punta-del-tigre-san-jose/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095255/https://docplayer.es/25191114-Central-ciclo-combinado-informe-ambiental-resumen.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134138/https://www.inesco.com/proyectos/punta-del-tigre-300-mw-gt/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104019/https://www.gub.uy/presidencia/comunicacion/noticias/ute-inauguro-planta-ciclo-combinado-punta-del-tigre-b-mayor-inversion-empresa. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125135426/http://historico.espectador.com/economia/75297/las-caracteristicas-de-la-central-termica-punta-del-tigre. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125135546/https://enperspectiva.uy/enperspectiva-uy/notas/de-nuestro-archivo-central-de-punta-del-tigre-trae-alivio-pero-no-una-solucion-definitiva/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125103951/https://www.ute.com.uy/noticias/el-directorio-visito-la-planta-de-punta-del-tigre. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. 14.0 14.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125135452/https://www.ute.com.uy/sites/default/files/memorias/Memoria%20anual%202008.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. 15.0 15.1 (PDF) https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/41/067/41067553.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095228/https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Punta-del-Tigre-Combined-Cycle-Power-Generation-Project-Uruguay.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125111001/https://portal.ute.com.uy/institucional/ute/utei/fuentes-de-generacion. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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.