General Rojo power station
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General Rojo power station (Central Térmica General Rojo) is an operating power station of at least 250-megawatts (MW) in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| General Rojo power station | San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina | -33.455263, -60.283586 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- CC: -33.455263, -60.283586
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 250[2] | combined cycle[2] | not found | 2020[2][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 |
|---|---|---|
| CC | MSU Energy [100%][2] | MSU Energy Holding Ltd [75.3%]; other [24.7%] |
Background
The General Rojo power station is located on a seven hectare property and is connected to the Argentine interconnected system (SADI).[5] The expansion project was completed in August 2020 with the addition of a 50 MW gas-fired steam turbine to become a combined cycle system.[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140029/https://www.google.com/maps/place/MSU+Energy-Central+T%C3%A9rmica+General+Rojo/@-33.45526,-60.2861703,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x95b76197f7c3fd9d:0x372209b0978e8fc5!8m2!3d-33.4552946!4d-60.2814571!16s%2Fg%2F11dfj6mvrk?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085336/https://msuenergy.com/eb/en/our-power-plants/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104549/http://msuenergy.com/en/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125122231/https://msuenergy.com/en/about-us/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Power plants and projects – MSU Energy". msuenergy.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ↑ El Eco. "MSU Energy finaliza obras de conversión a ciclo combinado de sus centrales de Villa María y General Rojo – El Eco | Información confiable desde Tandil. Noticias las 24 hs. con contenido multimedia exclusivo que solo El Eco Multimedios te puede brindar". www.eleco.com.ar (in español). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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.
