Boca de Jaruco power station

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Boca de Jaruco power station (Central Termoeléctrica Boca de Jaruco) is an operating power station of at least 313-megawatts (MW) in Boca de Jaruco, Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque, Cuba. It is also known as Boca de Jaruco Sherritt Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Boca de Jaruco power station Boca de Jaruco, Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque, Cuba 23.1822, -82.0171 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 23.1822, -82.0171

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3][4] fossil gas: natural gas[2][1] 313[2] combined cycle[4][5] not found 2015[6]

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 Energas SA [100%][2] Cuba Petróleo SA [33.3%]; Sherritt International Corp [33.3%]; Unión Eléctrica de Cuba [33.3%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[2]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[2]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Power Projects". Sherritt. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  3. https://www.powermag.com/a-breakdown-of-cubas-grid-collapse-and-recovery-efforts/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "2022 Financial Results" (PDF). Sherritt International Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  5. "Sustainability at Sherritt: Supplying a Sustainable Future". Sherritt. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125115034/https://www.granma.cu/cuba/2015-01-14/inauguran-nueva-inversion-en-energas. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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