Cala Morritos power station

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Cala Morritos power station (Central Eléctrica Cala Morritos) is a power station in the pre-permit stage in Mantos de Hornillos, Ovalle, Coquimbo, Chile.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cala Morritos power station Mantos de Hornillos, Ovalle, Coquimbo, Chile -31.108632, -71.614302 (approximate)[1][2][3]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 pre-permit[4][5][6] fossil liquids - diesel[7][5] 204[5][1][8][6] internal combustion[9][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
Unit 1 Cala Morritos Power SpA [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133533/https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?i=1173771. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140203/https://www.camara.cl/verDoc.aspx?prmTIPO=OFICIOFISCALIZACIONRESPUESTA&prmID=88116&prmNUMERO=169/367&prmRTE=0. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140135/https://www.terram.cl/2019/12/ovalle-conforman-coordinadora-que-pedira-suspension-de-la-termoelectrica-en-mantos-de-hornillos/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134226/https://cchc.cl/uploads/archivos/archivos/mach-59.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240424215057/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133706/https://www.portalminero.com/wp/central-electrica-cala-morritos-comenzaria-su-construccion-durante-el-primer-semestre-de-2021/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125132525/https://chilesustentable.net/2020/10/rechazan-recurso-de-invalidacion-en-ovalle-contra-termoelectrica/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133552/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chile-central-el%C3%A9ctrica-cala-morritos-sebasti%C3%A1n-gajardo-g%C3%A1lvez-cl/?originalSubdomain=es/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134900/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chile-central-el%C3%A9ctrica-cala-morritos-sebasti%C3%A1n-gajardo-g%C3%A1lvez-cl/?originalSubdomain=es. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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