Cerro Prieto 4 geothermal power plant

From Global Energy Monitor
This article is part of the
Global Geothermal Power Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project.
Report an error

Cerro Prieto 4 geothermal power plant (local name: Central geotérmica Cerro Prieto 4) is a 100 MW operating geothermal power plant in Municipio de Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Cerro Prieto 4 geothermal power plant

Unit Name Status Commissioning Year Nameplate Capacity Type Owner Operator
10 Operating[1] 2000[2] 25 MW[1] Flash steam - double[2] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) (Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE))[3] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) (Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE))[3]
11 Operating[1] 2000[2] 25 MW[1] Flash steam - double[2] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) (Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE))[3] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) (Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE))[3]
12 Operating[1] 2000[2] 25 MW[1] Flash steam - double[2] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) (Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE))[3] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) (Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE))[3]
13 Operating[1] 2000[2] 25 MW[1] Flash steam - double[2] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) (Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE))[3] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) (Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE))[3]

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Cerro Prieto 4 geothermal power plant

Unit Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
10 Municipio de Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico[4] 32.3916, -115.2252 (exact)[4]
11 Municipio de Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico[4] 32.3916, -115.2252 (exact)[4]
12 Municipio de Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico[4] 32.3916, -115.2252 (exact)[4]
13 Municipio de Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico[4] 32.3916, -115.2252 (exact)[4]

The map below shows the exact location of the geothermal power plant units:

Loading map...

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of global geothermal power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit Global Geothermal Power Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Prodesesn: Programa de Desarrolo del Sistema Electricio Nacional" (PDF). Gobierno de México. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "CERRO PRIETO IV, THE NEWEST POWER PLANT IN CERRO PRIETO GEOTHERMAL FIELD" (PDF). Stanford University. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Powerplantsallge100Mw_Northamerica_201606". Secretaría de Energía de México. 42522. Archived from the original on 44736. Retrieved 44655. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date=, |date=, and |archive-date= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Global Power Plant Database - Data". World Resources Institute. June 2, 2021. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.