Chinameca geothermal power plant

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Chinameca geothermal power plant (Central geotérmica Chinameca) is a geothermal power plant under construction in Chinameca, San Miguel, El Salvador.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Chinameca geothermal power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
1 Construction[1] 25 MW[2][3] Unknown type LaGeo [100%][4] LaGeo[4]
Expansion Construction[1] 2026[5] 17 MW[6] Unknown type

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Chinameca geothermal power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Chinameca, San Miguel, El Salvador[4] 13.513, -88.3493 (approximate)[4]
Expansion Chinameca, San Miguel, El Salvador[5] 13.513, -88.3493 (approximate)[5]

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240319062031/https://www.plenglish.com/news/2024/01/31/increase-of-geothermal-energy-planned-in-el-salvador/. Archived from the original on 2024-03-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/government-backs-geothermal-project-in-chinameca-el-salvador/?mc_cid=ecc05aca81&mc_eid=d10d0dab34. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230314072246/https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/interenergy-awarded-construction-contracts-for-geothermal-plants-in-el-salvador/. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220906105355/https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/el-salvador-plans-expansion-of-geothermal-power-generation/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221019210505/http://irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/Dec/IRENA_RRA_El_Salvador_2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/cel-plans-35-mw-of-geothermal-expansion-in-el-salvador/?utm_source=ThinkGeoEnergy+List&utm_campaign=eb4797c683-TGE_Newsletter_RSS1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_657e42f767-eb4797c683-415278945. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)