Cerro Prieto 3 geothermal power plant

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Cerro Prieto 3 geothermal power plant (Central geotérmica Cerro Prieto 3) is an operating geothermal power plant in Municipio de Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Cerro Prieto 3 geothermal power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
8 Operating[1] 1986[2] 110 MW[3] Flash steam - double[4] Comision Federal De Electricidad[1] Comision Federal De Electricidad[1]
9 Operating[1] 1987[2] 110 MW[3] Flash steam - double[4] Comision Federal De Electricidad[1] Comision Federal De Electricidad[1]

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Cerro Prieto 3 geothermal power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
8 Municipio de Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico[5] 32.4126, -115.2433 (exact)[5]
9 Municipio de Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico[5] 32.4126, -115.2433 (exact)[5]

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Additional data

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References

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  4. 4.0 4.1 "Global Geothermal Power Plant Map". 2012-01-10. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2025-01-06. {{cite web}}: Text "ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News" ignored (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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)