Los Rulos power station

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Los Rulos power station (Termoeléctrica Los Rulos) is a gas-fueled power station in Limache, Valparaíso, Chile.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Los Rulos power station

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
1 shelved[2][3][4] gas[5] 540 MW combined cycle[5] not found

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Los Rulos power station

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Cerro El Plomo SA[2][6][5] Inkia Energy[100.0%][7] I Squared Capital[100.0%][8][9][10][11]

Plant-level captive use details for Los Rulos power station power station

  • Captive use: Power[5]
  • Captive Industry: Other metals & mining[5]

Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Los Rulos power station

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Los Rulos power station Limache, Valparaíso, Chile -33.0014, -71.2982 (approximate)[5]

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

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Background

The Los Rulos power station is projected to be located to Limache, Chile, to receive LNG from a nearby gas pipeline from Quintero, and to connect with 500 kV transmission lines.[12] As of July 2021 the project was still undergoing environmental assessments.[12]In February 2022, construction of the Los Rulos power station was approved by a ministerial committee of the Chilean government, despite the opposition of Chile's Minister of the Environment, Javier Naranjo.[13]In October 2022, the news outlet Radio Bío Bío reported that the plant's developers had decided not to move forward with the Los Rulos project.[2] Local elected officials celebrated the decision as a victory for citizens' groups who have long opposed the plant on health and environmental grounds.[3]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221031092631/https://www.biobiochile.cl/especial/aqui-tierra/noticias/2022/10/21/empresa-de-central-los-rulos-renuncia-a-permiso-ambiental-y-proyecto-termoelectrico-no-se-concretara.shtml. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221105011311/https://www.biobiochile.cl/especial/aqui-tierra/noticias/2022/10/22/los-rulos-autoridades-regionales-celebran-decision-la-empresa-de-no-ejecutar-la-termoelectrica.shtml. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Fin al proyecto Los Rulos en Limache". Terram. October 24, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Resumen ejecutivo". Central Los Rulos. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  6. https://www.laizquierdadiario.com/spip.php?page=voice&id_article=218106. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Inkia Energy". Generadoras de Chile. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  8. "I Squared Capital to Acquire IC Power's Latin American and Caribbean Businesses". Business Wire. November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  9. "IC Power pide respetar institucionalidad tras cuestionamientos a termoeléctrica Los Rulos". Revistaei. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  10. "I Squared Capital to acquire Inkia Energy for US$1.2 billion - Energy Finance & Investment". December 20, 2017. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  11. "Proyecto Los Rulos". Central Los Rulos. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Proyersa Energía". www.proyersa.cl. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  13. "Comité de Ministros aprueba la construcción de la central termoeléctrica de Los Rulos con el voto en contra del ministro de Medio Ambiente". Diario y Radio Universidad Chile. February 23, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)