EMCE Choloma power station

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EMCE Choloma power station is an operating power station of at least 50-megawatts (MW) in Choloma, Cortés, Honduras. It is also known as Choloma I and II IC power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
EMCE Choloma power station Choloma, Cortés, Honduras 15.5997, -87.9369 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2: 15.5997, -87.9369

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3][1] 50[3][1] internal combustion[2][4][1] 1998[1]

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 Parent
Unit 2 Empresa de Mantenimiento, Construccion y Electricidad SA de CV [100%] Empresa de Mantenimiento, Construccion y Electricidad SA de CV

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093037/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43585. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134628/https://www.cree.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Informe-de-inspecci%C3%B3n-a-centrales-generadoras-por-deficit-de-generaci%C3%B3n-vf2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (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)
  4. 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)

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