RG Generación power station

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RG Generación power station (Termoeléctrica RG Generación) is a cancelled power station in Coronel, Concepción, Chile.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
RG Generación power station Coronel, Concepción, Chile -37.016667, -73.216667 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 cancelled coal - unknown 350 unknown
Unit 2 cancelled coal - unknown 350 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Rio Grande SA [100.0%]
Unit 2 Rio Grande SA [100.0%]

Background

Río Grande SA proposed construction of the RG Generación power plant, comprising two 350 MW units, to go online by the end of 2014. The company submitted its environmental impact statement on February 25, 2010.[1] There was immediate strong opposition to the plant among residents and local government officials on the grounds that the Coronel region already had three coal-fired power plants (Bocamina I and II and Santa María). On March 17, 2010, the regional environmental commission COREMA (Comisión Regional de Medio Ambiente) soundly rejected the plant and released a list of 34 reasons for its non-acceptance.[2][3]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Río Grande submits EIS for US$1.4bn coal plant,", BN Americas, February 25, 2010.
  2. "Mapa de conflictos socioambientales en Chile: Central Termoeléctrica RG-Generación (pp 222-223)". Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (Chile). 2012.
  3. "Ficha del Proyecto: Estudio de Impacto Ambiental Central Termoeléctrica RG - Generación,", Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental.

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