Taltal power station
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Taltal power station (Termoeléctrica Taltal) is an operating power station of at least 240-megawatts (MW) in Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Taltal power station | Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile | -24.9888, -70.466 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit ST: -24.9888, -70.466
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[3][4] | fossil liquids - diesel, fossil gas - natural gas[5][4] | 120[6][5][4] | gas turbine[5] | – | 2000[5] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[3][4] | fossil liquids - diesel, fossil gas - natural gas[2][5][4] | 120[6][5][4] | gas turbine[5] | – | 2000[5] | – |
| Unit ST | cancelled | fossil gas - waste heat from natural gas[7] | 130[7] | steam turbine[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 1 | Enel Generación Chile SA [100%] | Enel Generación Chile SA |
| Unit 2 | Enel Generación Chile SA [100%] | Enel Generación Chile SA |
| Unit ST | Enel Generación Chile SA [100%] | Enel Generación Chile SA |
Background
Enel's Taltal power station consists of two natural-gas fired units powered by gas turbines.[8][9] In 2017, Chilean regulators approved the construction of a 130 MW steam turbine unit that would have converted Taltal into a combined cycle plant.[10] However, as of April 2022 the proposed combined cycle unit is no longer mentioned on Enel's website[8] or the Generadoras de Chile website[11], and there has been only minimal news coverage of the proposed expansion in the past four years[12], so it is presumed to be cancelled.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Central Termoeléctrica Tal Tal · Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile". Google Maps.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091320/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091339/https://www.enel.cl/content/dam/enel-cl/inversionistas/enel-chile/reportes/memorias/2022/memoria-enel-chile-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091739/https://www.enel.cl/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125101442/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091752/https://www.terram.cl/2017/01/aprueban-optimizacion-de-la-central-termoelectrica-taltal/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Taltal". Enel. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ↑ Global Power Plant Database v.1.2.0, ID CHL0000042 World Resources Institute, June 2019
- ↑ "Aprueban 'optimización' de la central termoeléctrica Taltal". Fundación Terram. January 18, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Enel". Generadoras de Chile. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ley que prohibe la instalación y operación de centrales termoeléctricas a carbón en todo el país al año 2025 (p 27)". Comisión Energía y Minería, Senado de Chile. September 29, 2021.
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Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
