Dos Bocas power station

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Dos Bocas power station (Central CC Dos Bocas) is an operating power station of at least 452-megawatts (MW) in Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz, Mexico.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dos Bocas power station Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz, Mexico 19.085597, -96.146389 (approximate)[1]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3][4] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 226[5][4] combined cycle[6][7][5] not found 1993[2][8][4]
2 Operating[7][3][4] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 226[5][4] combined cycle[6][7][5] not found 1993[2][8][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 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100%][2][7][6] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100.0%]
2 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100%][2][7][6] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100.0%]

Background

The Dos Bocas power station originally had a capacity of 452 MW, comprising two combined cycle blocks of 226 MW each.[9] CFE reportedly planned to retire one of the blocks in 2015[10], but a 2018 government report still listed the plant's capacity at 452 MW.[11] In 2020, CFE noted that 226 MW of Dos Bocas' production remained vital to national energy supply despite high costs of operation.[12]

As of September 2020, plans called for the entire plant to be retired upon the commissioning of the new Dos Bocas II power station.[13] However, as of October 2024, with the future of the Dos Bocas II power station uncertain, the original Dos Bocas plant continued to operate.[14]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "CC DOS BOCAS CFE · Av. Bugambilias, 94273 El Tejar, Ver., Mexico". Google Maps. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Tabla de Permisos 2021" (PDF). CRE (Comisión Reguladora de Energía). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.cre.gob.mx/da/PermisosdeGeneracionVigentesporModalidad.csv. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Oficio No. SGPA/DGIRA/DG/04075" (PDF). SEMARNAT. 2020-09-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102811/https://www.uv.mx/personal/avidal/files/2013/06/A4_2692.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125113319/https://www.gob.mx/conuee/articulos/visitan-funcionarios-de-la-conuee-la-central-de-ciclo-combinado-dos-bocas-y-la-termoelectrica-presidente-adolfo-lopez-mateos. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102756/https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/331770/PRODESEN-2018-2032-definitiva.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Metodología, Criterios y Términos para Contratos Legados" (PDF). Secretaría de Energía, Subsecretaría de Electricidad. 2017-08-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  9. "Analisis de Sensibilidad Realizado a una Planta de Ciclo Combinado" (PDF). Facultad de Ingeniería Región Veracruz, Universidad Veracruzana. September 24, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Saldrán de operación ocho centrales generadoras de CFE". El Universal. July 13, 2015.
  11. "PRODESEN 2018-2032 (p 143)" (PDF). SENER. 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "PAMRNT 2020-2034 - Programa de Ampliación y Modernización de la Red Nacional de Transmisión y Redes Generales de Distribución del Mercado Eléctrico Mayorista (p 76)" (PDF). CENACE. 2020. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 44 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Estudio de Riesgo Ambiental del Proyecto Ciclo Combinado Dos Bocas II" (PDF). SEMARNAT. September 11, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Permisos Vigentes de Generación, Importación y Exportación de Energía". Comisión Reguladora de Energía / Unidad de Electricidad. 2024-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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