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]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel[6][7][8] 441.6[6][9][8] internal combustion[6][7][8] 2023[5][3][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
Unit 1 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE (CFE) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/6ButaGEuHt3sRJgD8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125142628/https://www.linkedin.com/posts/renato-almeida-8994ba49_energy-w%C3%A4rtsil%C3%A4-epc-activity-7116158730290823168-4Zoc/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 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 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240416064111/https://lopezobrador.org.mx/2024/01/11/proyectos-estrategicos-de-la-cfe-aumentaran-a-61-por-ciento-capacidad-de-generacion-de-energia-electrica/. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125110413/https://www.cmic.org.mx/sectores/electrica/noticmic.cfm?seleccion=273. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 (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 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (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 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125094321/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpIyQzzlsgk. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102753/https://www.cfe.mx/finanzas/Documents/Plan_Negocios_2023-2027.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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