Sample Luján power station

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Luján power station (Central Térmica Luján) is a mothballed power station in Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is also known as Lujan II.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Luján power station Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina -34.5570, -59.0370 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit TG1: -34.55703, -59.03702
  • Unit TG2: -34.55703, -59.03702


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[2] Start year Retired year
Unit TG1 mothballed[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] diesel, gas[10] 64 MW[11] gas turbine[11] - 2017[11][6] -
Unit TG2 mothballed[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] diesel, gas[10] 63 MW[11] gas turbine[11] - 2017[11][6] -

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
Unit TG1 Araucaria Energy[11] Araucaria Energy[11] SCC Power
Unit TG2 Araucaria Energy[11] Araucaria Energy[11] SCC Power


Background

Araucaria Energy released the construction plans for the power station as of June 2021, but otherwise did not offer information about permitting or construction processes.[12] The parent company, Stoneway Capital, stated on their website that a short gas pipeline would be built to connect Luján to the main pipeline.[13]

Araucaria was in litigation for environmental concerns[14] in 2018 and the parent company, Stoneway Capital, filed for bankruptcy[15][16] in 2021 with the completion of the power station on hold as a result.

In July 2022, Luján’s Deliberative Council approved rezoning the plant's location from rural to industrial, allowing the plant to resume operations. The vote was made despite the majority opinion of the Luján Environmental Urban Council (CUA), which opposed resuming plant operations due to environmental and human health risk. The circumstances of the vote were also met with criticism.[17]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/CENTRAL+TERMOELECTRICA+LUJAN+II/@-34.5570344,-59.0370204,646m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x95bc868cb638fffd:0x9fbf67be1f789841!8m2!3d-34.5570388!4d-59.0348317. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230127152017/https://ladransanchoweb.com.ar/la-termoelectrica-de-pilar-logro-la-habilitacion-a-pesar-del-rechazo-de-vecinos/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Stoneway Capital Ltd. – Highly Leveraged Operator of Argentine Power Facilities Files Chapter 11 with $1bn of Funded Debt After Environmental Court Ruling Sinks RSA-Supported Restructuring Hopes". Daily Bankrupt Company Updates - Bankrupt Company News. April 8, 2021. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220822232518/https://ladransanchoweb.com.ar/termoelectrica-la-planta-de-matheu-podria-de-mudarse-si-no-se-consiguen-los-permisos/. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220910083112/https://www.eldiarioar.com/sociedad/sesion-zoom-habilitar-central-termoelectrica-tres-cuadras-escuela-lujan_1_9174663.html. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 "OAAA v. Araucaria Energy SA. - Argentina - Climate Change Laws of the World". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Obras de generación de energía eléctrica". Argentina. June 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Stoneway Capital, la controlante de una empresa de Manzano, entró en concurso de acreedores en Nueva York". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  10. 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221003140058/https://www.scc-power.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SCC-Power-PLC-and-Subsidiaries-Condensed-Consolidated-Interim-FFSS-06.2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20221003141314/https://www.scc-power.com/en/power-plants-and-technology/. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. Grupo Eclipse. "Proyecto Luján | Araucaria Energy". www.araucariaenergy.com (in español). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  13. "Luján – StoneWay Capital". www.stonewaycap.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  14. "OAAA v. Araucaria Energy SA". Climate Laws. July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Stoneway Capital, la controlante de una empresa de Manzano, entró en concurso de acreedores en Nueva York". es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com (in español). Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  16. Research, New Generation (2021-04-08). "Stoneway Capital Ltd. – Highly Leveraged Operator of Argentine Power Facilities Files Chapter 11 with $1bn of Funded Debt After Environmental Court Ruling Sinks RSA-Supported Restructuring Hopes". Daily Bankrupt Company Updates | Bankrupt Company News. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  17. del Bianco, Celeste (18 July 2022). "Una sesión por Zoom para habilitar una central termoeléctrica a tres cuadras de una escuela en Luján". El Diario AR. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

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