Termocarabobo II power station

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Termocarabobo II power station (Central Termocarabobo II) is a mothballed power station in Refinería El Palito, Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela. It is also known as El Palito.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Termocarabobo II power station Refinería El Palito, Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela 10.4839, -68.1492 (exact)[1][2]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • TEP-1, TEP-2, TEP-3, TEP-4: 10.4839, -68.1492

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
TEP-1 Mothballed[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[10][11][12] 180[10][9] gas turbine[13] not found 2014[14][12][11] no
TEP-2 Mothballed[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[10][11][12] 180[10][9] gas turbine[13] not found 2014[14][12][11] no
TEP-3 Mothballed[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[10][11][12] 180[10][9] gas turbine[13] not found 2014[14][12][11] no
TEP-4 Mothballed[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[10][11][12] 180[10][9] gas turbine[13] not found 2014[14][12][11] no

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
TEP-1 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][10][12] Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%]
TEP-2 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][10][12] Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%]
TEP-3 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][10][12] Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%]
TEP-4 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][10][12] Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%]

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Background

As recently as 2018, three units of the Termocarabobo plant were reportedly still in service[15]; however, by 2019, the plant was apparently only generating 60 MW[16], and by 2020 it had become totally non-operational.[17]

In 2021 and 2022, the Venezuelan government reported that plans were underway to bring the plant back online[18][19], but as of November 2022 there were no signs of concrete progress towards resuming power generation at the plant.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141142/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Planta+Termocarbobo+II/@10.4840104,-68.1503018,360m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m7!3m6!1s0x8e80ff6721a898a1:0xeee23ed3fbe3b8d4!8m2!3d10.4839296!4d-68.1489766!15sCg10ZXJtb2NhcmFib2JvkgEWdGhlcm1hbF9lbmVyZ3lfY29tcGFueeABAA!16s%2Fg%2F11c5h3wgqj?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Corpoelec ampliará capacidad generadora desde Carabobo". Últimas Noticias. 2023-05-06. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://mppee.gob.ve/?p=96424. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Supervisan operatividad de plantas termoeléctricas del estado Carabobo – MPPEE". Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Energía Eléctrica. 2024-07-09. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://www.el-carabobeno.com/desinversion-y-fallas-electricas-una-dupla-cuyas-consecuencias-las-paga-el-ciudadano/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://www.instagram.com/elsiglocomv/reel/C7C_pU3BgKx/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Entendiendo". TalCual Digital. 2020-09-05. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Text "La destrucción del sistema eléctrico a manos del chavismo" ignored (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 http://web.archive.org/web/20221129200709/www.maibortpetit.info/2018/10/conoce-como-se-encuentra-el-sistema.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220909181320/http://www.cvc.com.ve/publica/202131233245PNI%202021%20-%202033_compressed.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20211024022423/https://www.powerengineeringint.com/gas-oil-fired/new-thermoelectric-plant-adds-680-mw-to-venezuela-s-grid/. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20210503182209/http://www.corpoelec.gob.ve/noticias/complejo-termocarabobo-ii-incorporar%C3%A1-680-mw-al-sen. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221122153730/http://www.acading.org.ve/info/comunicacion/pubdocs/material_CR_tecnicas/energia/(2019-03-21)_GARCIA_A1a_Detalles_Propuesta_REORGANIZACION_SEN.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125120546/http://www.lossinluzenlaprensa.com/unidad-ii-de-termo-carabobo-aporta-170-mw-al-sen/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ "Conoce cómo se encuentra el Sistema Eléctrico Nacional venezolano". Maibort Petit. October 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  16. ↑ "En Fetraelec detectan un "mayor deterioro" en el SEN". GHM Abogados. September 26, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ Abelardo Perez (September 5, 2020). "Entendiendo | La destrucción del sistema eléctrico por el chavismo". TalCual.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ↑ "Supervisan trabajos de mantenimiento en la Planta Termocarabobo". Corpoelec. September 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ↑ Rossana Pérez (May 4, 2022). "Planta termoeléctrica Termo Carabobo II producirá 600 megavatios". Noticias de Venezuela.

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