Tipitapa power station

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Tipitapa power station is an operating power station of at least 52-megawatts (MW) in Tipitapa, Managua, Nicaragua. It is also known as Tipitapa IC Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tipitapa power station Tipitapa, Managua, Nicaragua 12.1698, -86.1052 (exact)[1][2]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 12.1698, -86.1052

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][5] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[6][7][2] 52.2[3][8][4][5] internal combustion[2][8][4] 1999[2] 2027 (planned)[3]

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
Unit 1 Tipitapa Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140625/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tipitapa+Power+CO/@12.1702409,-86.1063767,183m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8f73fa657fb1b075:0x9f37413e4b7ca3a9!8m2!3d12.1703943!4d-86.1063337!16s%2Fg%2F11b_2fm7gw?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125094914/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43598. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125103618/https://www.mem.gob.ni/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Plan-de-Expansion-de-la-Generacion-Electrica-de-2019-2033.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125103737/https://centransgroup.com.gt/division-de-energia/centrans-energy-services/tipitapa-power-company-tpc/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 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)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133221/https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/49356/1/MPRA_paper_49356.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133314/https://www.envoy.cirrus.bloomberg.com/profile/company/2856157Z:US. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133947/https://www.wartsila.com/docs/default-source/investors/financial-materials/other-ir-presentations/presentation-for-investor-group-at-powergen-orlando-dec-2012---elmore.pdf?sfvrsn=d1c41c45_2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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