Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE)

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Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE) (Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras) is a mothballed power station in Matanzas, Cuba. It is also known as Central Termoeléctrica de Matanzas.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE) Matanzas, Matanzas, Cuba 23.102632, -81.529444 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 23.102632, -81.529444

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Mothballed[2][3][4][5] fossil liquids: crude oil, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[6][7][8][9] 330[7][6][9] steam turbine[10][4][7] not found 1989[11][12]

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
1 Unión Eléctrica de Cuba [100%][13] Unión Eléctrica de Cuba [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/vR3Tr7o2PWVUddEcA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Termoeléctrica Guiteras eleva potencia tras sincronización". CubaDebate. 2024-03-18. Archived from the original on 2024-04-25.
  3. https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2024-08-31-u1-e199894-s27061-nid287694-informan-detalles-reparacion-cta-antonio-guiteras. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Cuban largest and most efficient power plant out of service due to boiler failure". Cuban News Agency. 2022-10-03. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  5. "Avanzan las labores de mantenimiento en la CTE Antonio Guiteras y Ernesto Guevara". CubaDebate. 2023-04-25. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Unión Eléctrica ejecuta ambicioso proceso inversionista y apuesta por las fuentes renovables de energía (+ Video)". CubaDebate. 2021-03-16. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Cuba en Datos: Apuntes necesarios sobre las termoeléctricas que debes conocer". CubaDebate. 2022-09-14. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  8. "Cuban Energy System Development - Technological Challenges and Possibilities" (PDF). FFRC eBooks. 2022-02-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "The Cuban Electric Grid: Lessons and Recommendations for Cuba's Electric Sector" (PDF). EDF (Environmental Defense Fund). 2017-10-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  10. "Intervención solucionará averías de la termoeléctrica Guiteras". Cubadebate • YouTube. 2023-03-31. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |website= at position 13 (help)
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20230323145253/https://www.ascecuba.org/asce_proceedings/cubas-power-sector-1998-2008/. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras". EcuRed. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  13. "Cuba: Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Stops Operations". TeleSUR. 2022-08-08. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.

Additional data

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