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Santa Ana power station (Planta cogeneradora Santa Ana) is an operating power station of at least 104-megawatts (MW) in Municipio de Escuintla, Escuintla, Guatemala. It is also known as Ingenio Santa Ana.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Ana power station | Municipio de Escuintla, Escuintla, Guatemala | 14.2434, -90.8457 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 14.2434, -90.8457
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[2] | bioenergy - agricultural waste (solids), coal - unknown, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3][2][4] | 40[2] | 1984[5] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[2] | bioenergy - agricultural waste (solids), coal - unknown, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3][2][4] | 64[2] | 2014[5] | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Ingenio Santa Ana[6] | Ingenio Santa Ana[6] |
| Unit 2 | Ingenio Santa Ana[6] | Ingenio Santa Ana[6] |
Background
The Santa Ana power plant generates electricity from a mix of biomass, coal and bunker. [7][8] The plant consists of two units, with capacities of 40 MW and 64 MW, respectively.[7][8] Unit 1 began operating in 1984[9] and Unit 2 began in 2014.[9][10][11]
During the November to May sugar cane harvest season, both units run on bagasse (cellulose fiber from crushed sugar cane stalks); from June to October, they use coal and/or bunker as backup fuels.[12][13] In addition to generating energy for the sugar mill's daily operations, the plant provides electricity to 138,000 homes in the surrounding area.[11]
Annual reports from the Guatemalan sugar cane trade association Cengicaña indicate that bagasse has accounted for the majority of fuel consumption at the Santa Ana plant over the past two decades, with bunker playing a decreasingly important role.[14]
Guatemala's power generation planning report for 2020-2034, published by the Guatemalan Ministry of Energy and Mines, showed Unit 2 as the coal-burning unit, with Unit 1 running on a mix of biomass and bunker.[7] By contrast, Guatemala's national energy expansion plan for 2022-2052 showed Unit 1 as the coal-burning unit, with Unit 2 fueled by biomass and bunker.[8]
At the national level Guatemala continues to move away from coal towards renewables. Under the new contracts signed by national electricity agency EEGSA during Guatemala's February 2020 energy tender, plants burning coal only will account for 8% of national electricity production in 2021 (down from 18% in 2019) while plants such as Santa Ana that use a mix of coal and biomass will represent 2% of national production in 2021.[15]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://goo.gl/maps/tt1VaiYFgHSf74pc9.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) https://mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/PEG-2022-2052.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://cengicana.org/files/20210929082458592.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://www.mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Plan%20de%20Expansio%CC%81n%20del%20Sistema%20de%20Generacio%CC%81n%20y%20Transporte%202020-2034.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.santaana.com.gt/web/guest/somos_santa_ana/nuestra_historia.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://www.santaana.com.gt/web/guest/productos?p_p_id=15&p_p_action=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=&p_p_col_pos=0&p_p_col_count=1&.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Plan de Expansión del Sistema de Generación y Transporte 2020-2034 (p 49)" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Guatemala. 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Plan de expansión indicativo del sistema de generación 2022-2052 (p 68)" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Minas. 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Nuestra Historia". Grupo Corporativo Santa Ana. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Presidente inaugura generadora de energía en ingenio de Escuintla". YouTube. October 24, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Guatemala: inauguran planta térmica de generación eléctrica,", Estrategia y Negocios, October 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Recopilación de la Información de los Simposios de Análisis de la Zafra 1997/1998 – 2014/2015 de Generación de Energía (p 7)" (PDF). Cengicaña: Centro Guatemalteco de Investigación y Capacitación de la Caña de Azúcar. December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Boletín Estadístico Generación de Energía - Recopilación de la Información del Proceso de Generación de Energía Presentada en los Simposios de Análisis de las Zafras de 1997 al 2020 (p 22)" (PDF). Cengicaña: Centro Guatemalteco de Investigación y Capacitación de la Caña de Azúcar. September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Boletín Estadístico Cogeneración 1997-2021 (pp 34-36)" (PDF). Cengicaña. September 29, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Del carbón a la energía limpia: Así son los nuevos contratos de generación de EEGSA". Prensa Libre. February 13, 2020.
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