El Alto power station
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El Alto power station (Central Termoeléctrica El Alto) is an operating power station of at least 80-megawatts (MW) in El Alto, Pedro Domingo Murillo, Bolivia. It is also known as El Kenko.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| El Alto power station | El Alto, Pedro Domingo Murillo, Bolivia | -16.5653, -68.1811 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- ALT01, ALT02: -16.5653, -68.1811
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALT01 | Operating[3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[5][6] | 27.6[5][4] | gas turbine[4][6] | not found | 2012[5][4] |
| ALT02 | Operating[3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[5][6] | 52.8[5][4] | gas turbine[4][6] | not found | 2013[5][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 |
|---|---|---|
| ALT01 | ENDE Valle Hermoso SA [100%][3][7] | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Corp [100.0%] |
| ALT02 | ENDE Valle Hermoso SA [100%][3][7] | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Corp [100.0%] |
Background
The El Alto power station has two gas-fired units: unit ALT01 has a capacity of 27.60 MW, while unit ALT02 has a capacity of 52.82 MW.[8] Unit ALT01 is not included in GEM's Global Gas Plant Tracker due to the tracker's minimum capacity requirement of 50 MW.[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "Termoeléctrica El Alto - ENDE Valle Hermoso · El Alto, Bolivia". Google Maps. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Instalaciones de Generación - Capacidad Efectiva". CNDC (Comité Nacional de Despacho de Carga). Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Central El Alto". Ende Valle Hermoso. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Características Técnicas Central Termoeléctrica El Alto" (PDF). ENDE Valle Hermoso. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "El Alto (El Kenko) Power Plant Bolivia". GEO (Global Energy Observatory). Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240304201736/https://www.evh.bo/index.php/quienes-somos/perfil-de-la-empresa. Archived from the original on 2024-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Características Técnicas - Central Termoeléctrica El Alto" (PDF). ENDE Valle Hermoso. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Methodology - Global Gas Plant Tracker". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
