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Esmeraldas II Thermoelectric Power Plant

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Esmeraldas II Thermoelectric Power Plant (Central Térmica Esmeraldas II) is an operating power station of at least 100-megawatts (MW) in Vuelta Larga, Guayas, Ecuador.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Esmeraldas II Thermoelectric Power Plant Vuelta Larga, Guayas, Ecuador 0.926702, -79.687717 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 0.926702, -79.687717

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[4][5] 100.2[4][3][5] internal combustion[4][3][5] not found 2014[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 Operator Owner Parent
1 CELEC-Termoesmeraldas[3] Corporación Nacional de Electricidad EP [100%][7] Corporación Nacional de Electricidad EP [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/YzeZCsoc2rMaFCxdA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "'Stranded' power? Mapping Latin America's thermoelectric energy". Diálogo Chino. 2020-11-09. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102127/https://www.recursosyenergia.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/4.-EXPANSION-DE-LA-GENERACION.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125115334/https://www.recursosyenergia.gob.ec/central-termoele/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133142/https://www.celec.gob.ec/termoesmeraldas/informacion-tecnica/central-termica-esmeraldas-ii/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125115334/https://www.recursosyenergia.gob.ec/central-termoele/. Archived from / the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125122832/https://www.celec.gob.ec/termoesmeraldas/informacion-tecnica/central-termica-esmeraldas-i/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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