San Isidro power station
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San Isidro power station (Planta cogeneradora San Isidro) is an operating power station of at least 62-megawatts (MW) in Municipio de Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| San Isidro power station | Municipio de Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu, Guatemala | 14.3796, -91.7727 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 14.3796, -91.7727
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[3] | bioenergy - agricultural waste (solids)[3][4] | 62[5][4] | 2016[5][2] | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Ingenio Magdalena S.A.'[4][5] | Ingenio Magdalena S.A.'[4][5] |
Background
Inaugurated in May 2016[6][7], the San Isidro plant was designed to generate electricity from a mix of biomass and coal.[6][7][8] During the November to May sugar cane harvest season, it was to run on bagasse (cellulose fiber from crushed sugar cane stalks); from June to October, coal was to be used as a backup fuel.[6]
The San Isidro plant's capacity is listed as 61.5 MW by owner Ingenio Magdalena.[7][9] The Guatemalan government reports a slightly higher capacity of 64.2 MW.[8]
In recent years, the San Isidro plant appears to have stopped burning coal. Guatemala's power generation planning report for 2020-2034, published by the Guatemalan Ministry of Energy and Mines, did not include the San Isidro power station in its list of coal- and biomass-fired power plants[10], and Guatemala's national energy expansion plan for 2022-2052 showed that the San Isidro plant was exclusively fueled by biomass in 2021.[8] Although the San Isidro plant may no longer be burning coal, Ingenio Magdalena's 2021-2022 Sustainability Report (published Jan. 2023) continued to list San Isidro as a co-generating plant.[11]
Most of the electricity generated by the plant is used in the neighboring department of Retalhuleu. The plant is equipped with a Japanese Shin Nippon turbine, a British-made Brush generator, and a 220-ton-per-hour John Thompson boiler designed to meet World Bank environmental standards, operating at 540°C with an efficiency of 88.5%.[6]
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 San Isidro that use a mix of coal and biomass will represent 2% of national production in 2021.[12]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://goo.gl/maps/1b7abP6qsYWt4iNy6.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.prensalibre.com/economia/ingenio-magdalena-inaugura-hidroelectrica-en-retalhuleu/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://mem.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/PEG-2022-2052.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://www.imsa.com.gt/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Informe-de-Sostenibilidad-19-20.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://www.imsa.com.gt/energia-electrica/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Ingenio Magdalena inaugura planta eléctrica en Retalhuleu,", Prensa Libre, May 20, 2016.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Energía eléctrica". Ingenio Magdalena. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "Informe de Sostenibilidad 2019-2020 (p 28)" (PDF). Ingenio Magdalena S.A. July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Plan de Expansión del Sistema de Generación y Transporte 2020-2034 (p 50)" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Guatemala. 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Informe de Sostenibilidad Magdalena 2021-2022" (PDF). April 2023.
{{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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