Vuelta De Obligado power station

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Vuelta De Obligado power station (Central Vuelta de Obligado) is an operating power station of at least 841-megawatts (MW) in Timbúes, departamento San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vuelta De Obligado power station Timbúes, departamento San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, Argentina -32.579366, -60.788444 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: -32.579366, -60.788444

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] other - hydrogen (unknown), bioenergy - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel[4][2] 841[2][5][3] combined cycle[6][2] 2018[6][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 1 other [43%]; Central Puerto SA [56%] Central Puerto SA [56.2%]; other [43.8%]

Background

Drought conditions in Brazil's Paraná river threaten the normal operations of the Argentine Vuelta de Obligado power station.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125135945/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Central+Vuelta+de+Obligado+s.a./@-32.5793661,-60.788444,2654m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x95b668edf6ccf50b:0x65a5ca87f394be9c!8m2!3d-32.5800958!4d-60.7905623!16s%2Fg%2F11bw67yxxg?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085943/https://www.cvosa.com.ar/nosotros/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085121/https://app.quotemedia.com/data/downloadFiling?webmasterId=102691&ref=317430514&type=PDF&symbol=CEPU&cdn=42ce2c4e1bfd64b3264c9f13413f84ea&companyName=Central+Puerto+S.A.+American+Depositary+Shares+%28each+represents+ten%29&formType=20-F&formDescription=Annual+and+transition+report+of+foreign+private+issuers+%5BSections+13+or+15%28d%29%5D&dateFiled=2023-04-26. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085056/https://www.argentina.gob.ar/economia/energia/planeamiento-energetico/panel-de-indicadores/superset-consumo-de-combustibles-para-generacion-electrica. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095627/https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/2018/03/informeanualenre2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125100020/https://www.centralpuerto.com/es/lugares/vuelta-de-obligado/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Brazil drought threatens Argentine power generation". Retrieved 2022-04-08.

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