Cove Power Station

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Cove Power Station is an operating power station of at least 65-megawatts (MW) in Lowlands, Western Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cove Power Station Lowlands, Western Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago 11.14238, -60.79241 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 11.14238, -60.79241

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - diesel[2] 65.6[3][2] internal combustion[4][2] 2009[2]

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 Electricity Commission (Trinidad and Tobago) (T&TEC) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140728/https://www.google.com/maps/place/T%26TEC+Cove+Power+Plant/@11.1425189,-60.7955178,16z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x8c49b39855ed07ad:0x8602295e8d103dd3!8m2!3d11.1420505!4d-60.7923267!16s%2Fg%2F11h5c4k4vw?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125095225/https://www.energy.gov.tt/our-business/electric-power/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125103850/https://www.facebook.com/powerplantworld/posts/cove-power-station-trinidad-tobagothe-cove-power-station-of-trinidad-and-tobago-/1656638367701721/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125113703/https://ttec.co.tt/default/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/October-December-2018.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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