Generadora del Este power station

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Generadora del Este power station is an operating power station of at least 70-megawatts (MW) in Amatitlán, Guatemala. It is also known as Industria Textiles del Lago.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Generadora del Este power station Amatitlán, Guatemala 14.461178, -90.641027 (approximate)[1][2]

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[3] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[4] 70[3][5][2] internal combustion[3][5] not found 1996[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
1 Generadora del Este SA [100%][6] Generadora del Este SA [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Atlas del Sistema de Transmisión y Generación Eléctrica 2020" (PDF). CNEE. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) http://www.infoiarna.org.gt/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Perfil-Energetico-de-Guatemala.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Plan de Expansión Indicativo del Sistema de Generación 2022-2052" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Minas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093014/https://www.cnee.gob.gt/PlanesExpansion/Docs/PlanExpansionSistemaGeneracionTransporte2020-2034.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Estadísticas del subsector eléctrico de los países del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA), 2021". CEPAL. 2022-12-31. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "'Stranded' power? Mapping Latin America's thermoelectric energy". Diálogo Chino. 2020-11-09. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.

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