Genevapca power station

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Genevapca power station (Planta Termoeléctrica Genevapca) is a mothballed power station in Centro de refinación Paraguaná, Punta Cardón, Falcón, Venezuela. It is also known as Cardón.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Genevapca power station Centro de refinación Paraguaná, Punta Cardón, Falcón, Venezuela 11.638502, -70.219035 (exact)[1][2][3]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GVP-1, Unit GVP-2, Unit GVP-3: 11.638502, -70.219035

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit GVP-1 mothballed[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] fossil liquids - fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[5][3] 105[5][3][4] gas turbine[3] 1994[3]
Unit GVP-2 mothballed[5][6][7][8][9] fossil liquids - fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[5][3] 105[5][3][4] gas turbine[3] 1995[3]
Unit GVP-3 mothballed[5][6][7][8][9] fossil liquids - fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[5][3] 105[5][3][4] gas turbine[3] 1995[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 GVP-1 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%] Government of Venezuela
Unit GVP-2 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%] Government of Venezuela
Unit GVP-3 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%] Government of Venezuela

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[8]
  • Captive industry: Power[8]

Background

The power station experiences frequent, regular blackouts and spends a large portion of time offline.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123724/https://www.eluniversal.com/politica/44967/falcon-lleva-24-horas-sin-electricidad. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140819/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/42210. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095442/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/42210. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093032/https://dialogochino.net/es/clima-y-energia-es/38222/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220909181320/http://www.cvc.com.ve/publica/202131233245PNI%202021%20-%202033_compressed.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209221248/https://www.venezuelapolitica.info/capacidad-de-generacion-de-plantas/. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125111222/https://maduradas.com/refineria-amuay-continua-paralizada-fallas-la-planta-termoelectrica-genevapca/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125111227/https://talcualdigital.com/falla-en-planta-electrica-dejo-sin-servicio-de-electricidad-a-refinerias-amuay-y-cardon/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129200709/https://www.maibortpetit.info/2018/10/conoce-como-se-encuentra-el-sistema.html. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Refinería Amuay continúa paralizada por fallas en la planta termoeléctrica Genevapca". Maduradas. July 5, 2022.
  11. "Falla en planta eléctrica dejó sin servicio de electricidad a refinerías Amuay y Cardón". TalCual. February 22, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Capacidad de generación de plantas termoeléctricas administradas por PDVSA es de 2.871 MW pero sólo se generan 775 MW". Venezuela Política. October 9, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. De Vita, Antonella (July 8, 2019). "Falcón lleva 24 horas sin electricidad". El Universal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Falla en la Planta Centro dejó a Falcón sin electricidad". Alberto News. September 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. Revilla, Irene (2021-09-08). "Paraguaná | Falla en planta eléctrica de refinerías deja sin luz a varios sectores". El Pitazo.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. NOTIFALCON (2021-10-12). "Tres sectores de Carirubana estarán conectadas nuevamente a la planta eléctrica del CRP". Notifalcon.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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