Puerto Libertad power station

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Puerto Libertad power station (Central termoeléctrica Puerto Libertad) is an operating power station of at least 632-megawatts (MW) in Puerto Libertad, Sonora, Mexico.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Puerto Libertad power station Puerto Libertad, Sonora, Mexico 29.9070, -112.6933 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 29.90704, -112.69333
  • Unit 2: 29.90704, -112.69333
  • Unit 3: 29.90704, -112.69333
  • Unit 4: 29.90704, -112.69333


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[3] 158 MW[3] steam turbine[3] - - -
Unit 2 operating[2] gas[3] 158 MW[3] steam turbine[3] - - -
Unit 3 operating[2] gas[3] 158 MW[3] steam turbine[3] - - -
Unit 4 operating[2] gas[3] 158 MW[3] steam turbine[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 Operator Owner Parent
Unit 1 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE[3] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE
Unit 2 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE[3] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE
Unit 3 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE[3] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE
Unit 4 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE[3] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE


Background

The power station has a high rate of pollution; fishermen and local residents have been complaining about contamination for years particularly as respiratory illnesses and lung cancer rates have increased in the area.[4]

The CFE estimated the retirement of the power station in 2023.[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/Fw6g82AhshxaKPjk6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Planeas / GeoComunes (2023). Power plants in Mexico". Archived from the original on 45116. Retrieved 45108. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |archive-date= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221006140859/https://www.cre.gob.mx/documento/E_1638_GEN_2015.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Badillo, Diego. "Termoeléctrica de Puerto Libertad: una fumadora en el desierto". El Economista. Retrieved 2021-11-01.

Additional data

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