José Battle y Ordoñez power station

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José Battle y Ordoñez power station (Central Térmica José Battle y Ordóñez) is an operating power station of at least 80-megawatts (MW) in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is also known as Motores Central Battle.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
José Battle y Ordoñez power station Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay -34.8852755, -56.1971893 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1-10: -34.8852755, -56.1971893

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1-10 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[4] 80[5][6][7][4] internal combustion[5][6][4] 2010[5][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
Unit 1-10 Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas (UTE) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Central Termoelectrica "José Batlle y Ordóñez" · Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay". Google Maps.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134829/https://adme.com.uy/mme_admin/participantes/generadores.php. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125111001/https://portal.ute.com.uy/institucional/ute/utei/fuentes-de-generacion. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133421/https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/27-01-2009-wartsila-receives-its-first-power-plant-order-from-uruguay. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134140/https://www.lr21.com.uy/politica/400906-vazquez-visito-la-moderna-central-batlle. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125103951/https://www.ingener.com/casos/planta-de-generacion-de-energia-basada-en-motores-nuevos-de-piston-operados-con-fuel-oil-pesado/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125122835/https://www.ute.com.uy/sites/default/files/memorias/Memoria%20anual%202017.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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