Chagual 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:

Chagual power station (Central Térmica Chagual) is an operating power station of at least 100-megawatts (MW) in Los Vilos, Coquimbo, Chile. It is also known as Los Condores.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chagual power station Los Vilos, Coquimbo, Chile -31.935705, -71.476667 (exact)[1][2]

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

Loading map...


Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: -31.935705, -71.476667

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3][4] fossil liquids - diesel[5][6][3] 100.8[6][4] internal combustion[6][4] 2021[7][6]

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
Unit 1 Prime Energia [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091320/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Subestación Los Vilos · Los Vilos, Coquimbo, Chile". Google Maps.
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240424215057/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Our Business". Prime Energía.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091353/https://generadoras.cl/empresas-asociadas/prime-energia. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091331/https://www.coordinador.cl/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DE02130-21-Carta-Establecimiento-Consumo-Espec%C3%ADfico-Central-Chagual.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125114850/https://www.revistaei.cl/2021/04/14/coordinador-electrico-ocho-proyectos-por-921-mw-se-interconectaron-al-sistema-en-marzo/. 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.