Pesquería power station

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Pesquería power station (Central Eléctrica Pesquería) is an operating power station of at least 900-megawatts (MW) in Pesquería, Nuevo León, Mexico. It is also known as Techgen Pesquería, PEIM Pesquería.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pesquería power station Pesquería, Nuevo León, Mexico 25.721429, -99.972096 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 25.721429, -99.972096

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[5] 900[6] combined cycle[3][5] 2016[7][6]

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 Techgen SA de CV [100%] Ternium SA [48.0%]; Tecpetrol International SA [30.0%]; Tenaris SA [22.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): iron & steel[8]
  • Captive industry: Power[8]

Background

The power station supplies power to the steel manufacturing plants of TenarisTamsa and Ternium Pesquería.[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Techgen / Central Eléctrica Pesquería". Google Maps.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514160448/http://nacei.org/content/documents/PowerPlantsAllGE100MW_NorthAmerica_201708.xlsx. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125103339/https://www.techgen.com.mx/index.php. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125110011/https://energia.conacyt.mx/planeas/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125094224/https://apps1.semarnat.gob.mx:8443/dgiraDocs/documentos/nl/estudios/2013/19NL2013E0006.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104022/https://www.techintgroup.com/en/ternium. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125115936/https://www.techgen.com.mx/central.php. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123713/http://www.techgen.com.mx/indexe.php. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "PESQUERIA POWER PLANT". www.techgen.com.mx. Retrieved 2021-11-02.

Additional data

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