Emilio Portes Gil power station

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Emilio Portes Gil power station (Central termoeléctrica Emilio Portes Gil) is an operating power station of at least 511-megawatts (MW) in Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is also known as Río Bravo.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Emilio Portes Gil power station Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico 25.982075, -98.062723 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit 4: 25.982075, -98.062723

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2][5][6] 300[7][8] steam turbine[9] 1982[2][7]
Unit 4 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2][5] 211[10][7][8] combined cycle[10][9][7] 2007[7]

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 3 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100%] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE
Unit 4 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100%] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE

Background

As of September 2021, the CFE planned to invest 241 million pesos in the Emilio Portes Gil complex.[11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/VFx66yBbYzpZJPRG9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141327/https://igavim.org/Documentos%20Generados/Documentos%20Generales/2022%20PermisosCREhasta2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125110011/https://energia.conacyt.mx/planeas/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093921/http://ordenador.com.mx/noticias/inaguruacefecentratermoelectrica-riobravo. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093756/https://www.milenio.com/negocios/abren-planta-termoelectrica-en-rio-bravo. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093848/https://www.elmanana.com/activa-central-la-cfe/3206342. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102714/https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/258363/ANEXO_D.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102427/https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/54139/PRODESEN_FINAL_INTEGRADO_04_agosto_Indice_OK.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125103057/https://www.revistainfraestructura.com.mx/los-proyectos-de-infraestructura-energetica-mas-importantes-de-la-comision-federal-de-electricidad-cfe-del-2021/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102527/https://infosen.senado.gob.mx/sgsp/gaceta/65/1/2022-05-11-1/assets/documentos/CFE_Informe_Anual_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Energy & Commerce | CFE invertirá 360 mdp en 5 proyectos en Tamaulipas". Energy & Commerce (in español). 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-10-29.

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