PECSA power station

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PECSA power station (Planta CHP PECSA) is an operating power station of at least 54-megawatts (MW) in Choloma, Cortés, Honduras.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
PECSA power station Choloma, Cortés, Honduras 15.60852, -87.96279 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 15.60852, -87.96279

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] fossil gas - LNG, fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[4] 54[4][3] internal combustion[4] 2020[5][2][3]

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 Progressive Energy Corporation SA de CV [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140603/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Progressive+energy+corporation/@15.6086235,-87.9630836,190m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8f664fab19a83289:0x779af7f4c4996f97!8m2!3d15.6084531!4d-87.9625015!16s%2Fg%2F11q9t_dj4r?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102302/https://www.cree.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Plan-Indicativo-de-Expansion-de-Generacion_2022-2031.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125132906/https://repositorio.cepal.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/e6d3549c-e0cd-48cc-9aec-f8e7054c8f16/content. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125113112/https://www.man-es.com/company/press-releases/press-details/2018/10/25/man-energy-solutions-to-build-chp-plant-in-honduras. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125135541/https://www.cepal.org/es/publicaciones/47019-estadisticas-subsector-electrico-paises-sistema-la-integracion-centroamericana. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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