San Pedro de Macorís power station

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San Pedro de Macorís power station (Termoeléctrica San Pedro de Macoris) is an operating power station of at least 300-megawatts (MW) in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
San Pedro de Macorís power station San Pedro de Macorís, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic 18.494942, -69.341686 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CESPM 1, Unit CESPM 2, Unit CESPM 3: 18.494942, -69.341686

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CESPM 1 operating[2][3][4] fossil liquids - light fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[5][3][2] 100[2][3][4] combined cycle[2] 2020[6][5][7]
Unit CESPM 2 operating[2][3][4] fossil liquids - light fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[5][3][2] 100[2][3][4] combined cycle[2] 2020[6][5][7]
Unit CESPM 3 operating[2][3][4] fossil liquids - light fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[5][3][2] 100[2][3][4] combined cycle[2] 2020[6][5][7]

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 CESPM 1 Energas Co [100%] InterEnergy Group Ltd
Unit CESPM 2 Energas Co [100%] InterEnergy Group Ltd
Unit CESPM 3 Energas Co [100%] InterEnergy Group Ltd

Background

The private equity firm Carlyle Group acquired San Pedro de Macorís power station in June of 2013[8], and as of 2022 still owns it . More information about this deal can be found on GEM's "Carlyle's Private Equity Investments" Wiki page.

During the time Carlyle has owned San Pedro, available emissions data [NEEDS CITATION] are as follows:

Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2013 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2014 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2015 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2017 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2018 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2020 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021
522,457 520,316 597,400 593,117 548,152 588,835 613,459 610,247 582,411
Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2013 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2014 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2015 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2017 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2018 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2020 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021
10.18 10.14 11.64 11.56 10.68 11.47 11.95 11.89 11.35

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Compañía de Electricidad San Pedro de Macorís (CESPM) - Energas · San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic". Google Maps.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125092622/https://www.energas.do/la-planta/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125092549/https://www.oc.do/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/API/Entries/Download?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=187314&language=es-ES&PortalId=0&TabId=185. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125132906/https://repositorio.cepal.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/e6d3549c-e0cd-48cc-9aec-f8e7054c8f16/content. 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125092716/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2158007-domrep-converts-oilbased-power-to-gas. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125115154/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDC3eU-JBMI. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125115227/https://n.com.do/2020/10/29/energas-realiza-encendido-de-300-mw-a-gas-natural-en-san-pedro-de-macoris/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Cogentrix Owner Raises $1.5B for Power Generation Deals". cogentrix.com. Retrieved 9/16/2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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