Emilio Portes Gil power station

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Emilio Portes Gil power station (Central termoeléctrica Emilio Portes Gil) is an operating power station of at least 511-megawatts (MW) in Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is also known as Río Bravo.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Emilio Portes Gil power station Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico 25.982075, -98.062723 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 3, 4: 25.982075, -98.062723

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
3 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3][4][2][5] 300[6][7] steam turbine[8] not found 1982[9][6]
4 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3][4][2] 211[10][6][7] combined cycle[10][8][6] not found 2007[6]

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
3 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100%][9][11] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100.0%]
4 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100%][9][11] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE [100.0%]

Background

As of September 2021, the CFE planned to invest 241 million pesos in the Emilio Portes Gil complex.[12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/VFx66yBbYzpZJPRG9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.cre.gob.mx/da/PermisosdeGeneracionVigentesporModalidad.csv. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093921/http://ordenador.com.mx/noticias/inaguruacefecentratermoelectrica-riobravo. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093756/https://www.milenio.com/negocios/abren-planta-termoelectrica-en-rio-bravo. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093848/https://www.elmanana.com/activa-central-la-cfe/3206342. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "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.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "PRODESEN 2015-2029: Programa de Desarrollo del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional" (PDF). SENER (Secretaría de Energía). 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Los proyectos de Infraestructura Energética más importantes de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) del 2021". Revista Infraestructura y Desarrollo en México. 2021-04-06. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Tabla de Permisos 2021" (PDF). CRE (Comisión Reguladora de Energía). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Informe Anual 2021" (PDF). CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad). 2022-04-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Plataforma Nacional de Energía, Ambiente y Sociedad". Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023-07-01 00:00:00. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. "Energy & Commerce | CFE invertirá 360 mdp en 5 proyectos en Tamaulipas". Energy & Commerce (in español). 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-10-29.

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