Esmeraldas I Thermoelectric Power Plant

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Esmeraldas I Thermoelectric Power Plant (Central Térmica Esmeraldas I) is an operating power station of at least 132-megawatts (MW) in Vuelta Larga, Guayas, Ecuador.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Esmeraldas I 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] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3][4] 132.5[5][2] steam turbine[3][4] not found 1982[5]

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[6][3] Corporación Nacional de Electricidad EP [100%][7][3] 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. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133818/https://www.controlrecursosyenergia.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/05/Mapa-de-Centrales-de-generacion-no-renovable.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133150/https://www-celec-gob-ec.translate.goog/termoesmeraldas/informacion-tecnica/central-termica-esmeraldas-i/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp. 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/20240125092817/http://astec.com.ec/eng/index7950.html?idSeccion=36. 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/20240125102128/https://www-celec-gob-ec.translate.goog/termoesmeraldas/informacion-tecnica/central-termica-esmeraldas-i/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (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 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: 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 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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