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Mexicali Oriente power plant

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Mexicali Oriente power plant (CCI Mexicali Oriente) is an operating power station of at least 441-megawatts (MW) in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mexicali Oriente power plant Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico 32.56502, -115.28905 (approximate)[1]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3][4][5][6] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[7][8][9] 441.6[2][10][9] internal combustion[7][8][9] not found 2023[2]

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
1 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100%][7][11][9] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/6ButaGEuHt3sRJgD8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Informe Anual 2023" (PDF). CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad). 2024-04-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-17.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125110507/https://energyandcommerce.com.mx/central-de-combustion-interna-mexicali-oriente-de-cfe-entrara-en-operacion-en-junio/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125110413/https://www.cmic.org.mx/sectores/electrica/noticmic.cfm?seleccion=273. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Proyectos estratégicos de la CFE aumentarán a 61 por ciento capacidad de generación de energía eléctrica". AMLO. 2024-01-11. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  6. "P/21029 - CCI MEXICALI ORIENTE". Renato Almeida, LinkedIn. 2023-10-01. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141014/https://www.cfe.mx/finanzas/reportes-financieros/Informe%20Anual%20Documentos/Informe%20Anual%20Portal.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125113408/https://apps1.semarnat.gob.mx:8443/dgiraDocs/documentos/bc/estudios/2021/02BC2021E0056.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Megaproyecto de la CFE, Central de Combustión Interna Mexicali Oriente". Creciendo con Nuestro México • YouTube. 2022-12-17. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  10. "Plan de Negocios 2024-2028" (PDF). CFE. 2024-01-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-20.
  11. "Plan de Negocios 2023-2027" (PDF). CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad). 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.

Additional data

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