ELCOSA power station

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ELCOSA power station (Termoeléctrica ELCOSA) is an operating power station of at least 80-megawatts (MW) in Puerto Cortes, Cortés, Honduras.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
ELCOSA power station Puerto Cortes, Cortés, Honduras 15.85625, -87.954805 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 15.85625, -87.954805

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3][4][5] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[5][6] 80[5][6][4][7] internal combustion[5][8] 1994[9][10]

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 Scudder Latin America Trust for Independent Power (SLATIP) [30.6%], Honduras Electric Company SA de CV (HECO) [25.0%], Illinova Generating Co [15.2%], Wärtsilä Diesel Development Corp [15.0%], other [14.2%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140510/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Electricidad+de+Cortes,+S.+De+R.L+de+C.V/@15.8561362,-87.9559383,228m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8f67b3dd18643cdf:0x6622a2d4cd8c663!8m2!3d15.8562326!4d-87.9550447!16s%2Fg%2F11cp5fsq__?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.studocu.com/latam/document/universidad-tecnologica-centroamericana/derecho-administrativo/boletin-estadistico-enero-2023/62897589. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134623/https://sen.hn/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Informe-estadistico-anual-del-subsector-electrico-nacional.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102302/https://www.cree.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Plan-Indicativo-de-Expansion-de-Generacion_2022-2031.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093229/http://www.iresa.hn/elcosa/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093241/https://centroamericaeconomia.com/2017/03/07/energia-en-centroamerica/. Archived from the original 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/20240125135009/https://books.google.com/books?id=IAomEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=Elcosa+Honduras+%22internal+combustion%22&source=bl&ots=2JSyiyY2V2&sig=ACfU3U2TZUxuLmUt4NomP2sNXnRS3gXKXA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlo7GChKSCAxVrkYkEHa7DCrU4ChDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=Elcosa%20Honduras%20%22internal%20combustion%22&f=false. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125115436/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43589. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125115338/https://disclosures.ifc.org/project-detail/SPI/4401/electricidad-de-cortes-s-a. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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