Candelaria power station

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Candelaria power station (Central Térmica Candelaria) is an operating power station of at least 254-megawatts (MW) in Mostazal, O'Higgins, Chile.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Candelaria power station Mostazal, O'Higgins, Chile -34.0339, -70.6138 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: -34.0339, -70.6138

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[3][4] 127[5][4] gas turbine[4] not found 2005[4]
2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[3][6][4] 127[5][4] gas turbine[4] not found 2005[4]

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 Colbun SA [100%][7][4] Colbun SA [100.0%]
2 Colbun SA [100%][7][4] Colbun SA [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/3RXMLYtoNKULqSyLA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091304/https://colbun-dev.lfi.cl/docs/default-source/press-room/annual-reports/2022/memoriacolbun-2022-02.pdf?sfvrsn=501cdc26_3/MemoriaColbun-2022-02.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091449/https://www.colbun.cl/corporativo/nuestra-energia/centrales-de-energia-termica/candelaria. 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/20240125091526/https://generadoras.cl/empresas-asociadas/colbun. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125122518/https://www.colbun.cl/docs/default-source/press-room/annual-reports/memoria_espanol_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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