Corinto Barge power station

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Corinto Barge power station is an operating power station of at least 74-megawatts (MW) in Corinto, Chinandega, Nicaragua. It is also known as Corinto Barge IC Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Corinto Barge power station Corinto, Chinandega, Nicaragua 12.4883, -87.16735 (exact)[1][2]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 12.4883, -87.16735

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3][2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[4][5][2] 74[3][2][6][7] internal combustion[5][2] 1999[5][8][2] 2027 (planned)[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 Empresa Energética de Corinto Ltda (EEC) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140740/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Empresa+Energ%C3%A9tica+de+Corinto/@12.4879442,-87.1701801,384m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8f70ebbc27a0e659:0x3d75844034ddb94e!8m2!3d12.4883072!4d-87.167311!16s%2Fg%2F1ptw971v1?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125094822/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43597. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125094744/https://database.earth/energy/power-plant/corinto-barge-ic-power-plant-nicaragua. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133221/https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/49356/1/MPRA_paper_49356.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125132130/https://centransgroup.com.gt/division-de-energia/centrans-energy-services/empresa-energetica-corinto-eec/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125103618/https://www.mem.gob.ni/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Plan-de-Expansion-de-la-Generacion-Electrica-de-2019-2033.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125132906/https://repositorio.cepal.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/e6d3549c-e0cd-48cc-9aec-f8e7054c8f16/content. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125135436/https://mug.mpr.com/members/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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