Brigadier López power station

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Brigadier López power station (Central Termoeléctrica Brigadier López) is an operating power station of at least 292-megawatts (MW) in Santa Fe, departamento La Capital, Argentina with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Brigadier López power station Santa Fe, departamento La Capital, Santa Fe, Argentina -31.71091, -60.7806 (exact)[1][2]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • BLOPTG01, ST1: -31.71091, -60.7806

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
BLOPTG01 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[4][3][2] 292[4] gas turbine[5][3] not found 2012[3]
ST1 Construction[4][3] fossil gas: waste heat from natural gas[5] 140[4][5][6] steam turbine[5][7] not found 2024 (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 Parent
BLOPTG01 Central Puerto SA [100%][4][5][3] Central Puerto SA [100.0%]
ST1 Central Puerto SA [100%][4][5][3] Central Puerto SA [100.0%]

Background

In February 2019, Central Puerto announced the expansion of the Brigadier López plant after purchasing the plant from IEASA.[8] As of March 2021, Central Puerto halted work on the Brigadier López plant becoming a combined cycle plant until 2022 due to a lack of financing.[9]

In November 2023, plant owner Central Puerto announced that it was moving forward with plans to add a steam turbine at Brigadier López, investing US $150 million to convert the plant to combined cycle operations. The expanded plant will reportedly make use of fossil gas from Vaca Muerta, brought in via the Néstor Kirchner Gas Pipeline, whose first section was completed in mid-2023, and the Gasoducto Norte, whose flow was scheduled to be reversed to run northwards starting in 2024.[10]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123036/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Central+Termoel%C3%A9ctrica+Brigadier+L%C3%B3pez/@-31.7130241,-60.7819824,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x95b5a60f31c76bc3:0x7cea3860e60313ac!8m2!3d-31.7130241!4d-60.7794075!16s%2Fg%2F11bw46prbz?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085115/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=46143. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085121/https://app.quotemedia.com/data/downloadFiling?webmasterId=102691&ref=317430514&type=PDF&symbol=CEPU&cdn=42ce2c4e1bfd64b3264c9f13413f84ea&companyName=Central+Puerto+S.A.+American+Depositary+Shares+%28each+represents+ten%29&formType=20-F&formDescription=Annual+and+transition+report+of+foreign+private+issuers+%5BSections+13+or+15%28d%29%5D&dateFiled=2023-04-26. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125135720/https://www.centralpuerto.com/es/lanzamiento-del-cierre-de-ciclo-combinado-de-la-central-termoelectrica-brigadier-lopez/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095511/https://www.centralpuerto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Brigadier-L%C3%B3pez-Project-Central-Puerto.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133559/https://mase.lmneuquen.com/energia/central-puerto-lanza-el-ciclo-combinado-la-usina-brigadier-lopez-n1072546. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095627/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190227005999/en/Central-Puerto-Announces-the-Purchase-and-Expansion-of-Brigadier-L%C3%B3pez-Plant-420-MW. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Central Puerto Announces the Purchase and Expansion of Brigadier López Plant (420 MW)". Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  9. "BNamericas - Central Puerto paralyzes work on Brigadier L..." BNamericas.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
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