El Carmen Nuevo Leon power station

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El Carmen Nuevo Leon power station (Planta CC El Carmen) is an operating power station of at least 866-megawatts (MW) in El Carmen, Nuevo León, Mexico. It is also known as El Carmen.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
El Carmen Nuevo Leon power station El Carmen, Nuevo León, Mexico 25.869982, -100.358834 (approximate)[1]

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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] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 866[4][2] combined cycle[4][2] not found 2019[3][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 Operator Owner Parent
1 Iberdrola Generación México[4][2] Iberdrola México SA de CV [100%][4][2] Iberdrola SA [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/E1pMEausz8ZdefpNA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102918/https://www.iberdrolageneracionmexico.com/ciclo-combinado-el-carmen/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093845/https://www.iberdrolamexico.com/iberdrola-generacion/entra-en-operacion-la-primera-central-de-iberdrola-mexico-destinada-a-vender-a-clientes-industriales-en-el-mercado-electrico-mayorista/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102731/https://www.iberdrola.com/documents/20125/41740/iberdrola_factbook_2023.pdf/d5118540-b687-eb35-5631-6f9b301b3ee1?t=1688384728677. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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