Pacífico Acajutla power station
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Pacífico Acajutla power station (Termoeléctrica Pacífico Acajutla) is an operating power station of at least 378-megawatts (MW) in Port of Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador. It is also known as Energia Del Pacifico power plant.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Pacífico Acajutla power station | Port of Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador | 13.583385, -89.828073 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 13.583385, -89.828073
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[4][5] | 378[6][7][5] | internal combustion combined cycle[5] | – | 2022[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 | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Energía del Pacífico [100%] | Invenergy LLC |
Background
In December 2019, Energía del Pacífico completed the project financing for Pacífico Acajutla, a three-part project funded by $1 billion in foreign direct investment.[8][9] The project includes a 378 MW natural gas-fired plant - featuring 19 internal combustion 18V50SG motors and a 28 MW steam turbine running in combined cycle mode[10] - along with the associated Acajutla FSRU LNG terminal, and a 44 km electric transmission line connecting the plant into the Central American electrical grid.[8] Energia del Pacifico signed a long-term LNG supply agreement for the project with Shell.[11]
As of May 2021, the BW Tatiana LNG carrier was being converted into an FSRU with funding from Invenergy and BW LNG.[11] Funding for the FSRU transformation was secured in May 2021 for $128.3 million.[12] The FSRU portion of the project was designed to have 280 MMcf/day of regasification capacity and 137,000 cubic meters of LNG storage capacity.[11] As of November 2021, the FSRU was operational, but the power station was still waiting on the completion of an underwater gas pipeline to move gas onshore.[13]
The gas-fired Acajutla power plant began commercial operations in May 2022.[14][15][16]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123420/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/acajutla-lng-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125105851/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpdprUPPBzU. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125105934/https://www.laprensagrafica.com/economia/Planta-de-gas-natural-inicia-operaciones-e-inyectara-20220524-0004.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221127023531/https://invenergy.com/news/energ%C3%ADa-del-pac%C3%ADfico-closes-financing-on-largest-ever-foreign-direct-investment-in-el-salvador. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125092925/https://energiadelpacifico.com/es/components/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102223/https://energiadelpacifico.com/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102227/https://www.naturalgasintel.com/natgas-lng-projects-gather-steam-south-of-mexico-on-back-of-low-prices/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Energía del Pacífico closes El Salvador LNG-to-Power project financing - Offshore Energy". Offshore Energy. 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ↑ Quickdev. "Energía del Pacifico". www.energiadelpacifico.com (in español). Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ↑ "Components". Energía del Pacífico. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Invenergy, BW LNG partner, secure financing for first FSRU in Central America | S&P Global Platts". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ↑ "StackPath". www.offshore-mag.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ↑ Wartsila (2021-11-10). "Fueling a More Reliable and Clean Energy Future for El Salvador". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ↑ "Inicia operación de la primera planta de gas natural en El Salvador". Diario El Mundo. 2022-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Planta de gas natural inicia operaciones e inyectará 380.7 MW". La Prensa Gráfica. May 24, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Gobierno inaugura planta Energía del Pacífico en Acajutla, Sonsonate". Secretaría de Prensa El Salvador | YouTube. May 23, 2022.
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Additional data
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