Union Estate power station

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Union Estate power station (Central eléctrica Union Estate) is an operating power station of at least 720-megawatts (MW) in La Brea, Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago. It is also known as TGU Power.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Union Estate power station La Brea, Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago 10.217123, -61.625522 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CC1, Unit CC2: 10.217123, -61.625522

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CC1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 360[4][3] combined cycle[5][4][3] 2012[2]
Unit CC2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 360[4][3] combined cycle[5][4][3] 2012[2]

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 CC1 Trinidad Generation Unlimited [100%] National Investment Fund Holding Co Ltd
Unit CC2 Trinidad Generation Unlimited [100%] National Investment Fund Holding Co Ltd

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Trinidad Generation Unlimited · Vance River, Trinidad & Tobago". Google Maps.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125111014/https://www.tgu.co.tt/about-us/history/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095225/https://www.energy.gov.tt/our-business/electric-power/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125103828/https://www.tgu.co.tt/about-us/our-process/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125113717/https://www.tgu.co.tt/about-us/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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