La Raisa power station

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La Raisa power station (Termocentro La Raisa) is an operating power station of at least 135-megawatts (MW) in Charallave, Miranda, Venezuela with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
La Raisa power station Charallave, Miranda, Venezuela 10.2561, -66.7922 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • LR-100, LR-200, LR-300, LR-400, LR-500, LR-600, LR-700: 10.2561, -66.7922

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
LR-100 Mothballed[3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[1][6] 60[6][7] gas turbine[6] not found 2011[8]
LR-200 Mothballed[3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[1][6] 60[6][7] gas turbine[6] not found 2011[8]
LR-300 Mothballed[3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[1][6] 60[6][7] gas turbine[6] not found 2011[8]
LR-400 Operating[9] fossil gas: natural gas[1][6] 50[6][7] gas turbine[6] not found 2012[8]
LR-500 Mothballed[3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[1][6] 50[6][7] gas turbine[6] not found 2012[10]
LR-600 Operating[9] fossil gas: natural gas[1][6] 85[8][6][11] gas turbine[6] not found 2012[8]
LR-700 Mothballed[12][9][11] fossil gas: natural gas[1][6] 85[8][6][11] gas turbine[6] not found 2013[13]

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
LR-100 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][12][14][15] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%]
LR-200 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][12][14][15] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%]
LR-300 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][12][14][15] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%]
LR-400 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][12][14][15] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%]
LR-500 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][12][14][15] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%]
LR-600 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][12][14][15] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%]
LR-700 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][12][14][15] Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%]

Background

Multiple sources in recent years have reported the La Raisa power station to be completely non-functional, or operating at a small fraction of its original capacity[16][17][18], due in part to turbine failures caused by Corpoelec using "inappropriate fuel".[16] Multi-day blackouts in the areas served by La Raisa have reportedly become commonplace.[16]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141015/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Planta+La+Raisa+Corpoelec/@10.2559485,-66.7923767,211m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8c2ae569c0000001:0x3531bbc23bb5fd49!8m2!3d10.2563434!4d-66.7918203!16s%2Fg%2F11sskrj7z1?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104135/https://efectococuyo.com/la-humanidad/el-blindaje-electrico-de-caracas-es-una-quimera/. 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/20240125111158/https://www.eluniversal.com/economia/51706/en-fetraelec-detectan-un-mayor-deterioro-en-el-sen. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810205624/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-spain-investor-specialrepor/special-report-a-power-tycoon-while-venezuela-goes-dark-brightens-his-image-abroad-idUSKCN2DZ1W4. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221122153730/http://www.acading.org.ve/info/comunicacion/pubdocs/material_CR_tecnicas/energia/(2019-03-21)_GARCIA_A1a_Detalles_Propuesta_REORGANIZACION_SEN.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104130/https://transparenciave.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Informe-CMECEP.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104129/https://transparenciave.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Informe-CMECEP.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134831/https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/miranda/estiman-generar-170-megavatios-en-la-planta-termoelectrica-la-raisa/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125120424/https://transparenciave.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Memoria_y_Cuenta_2012_Tomo_I.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129200709/https://www.maibortpetit.info/2018/10/conoce-como-se-encuentra-el-sistema.html. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220909181320/http://www.cvc.com.ve/publica/202131233245PNI%202021%20-%202033_compressed.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210503155934/http://cdn.eluniversal.com/2014/05/05/memoriaenergia.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20210503231842/http://www.derwick.com/en/projects.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20210503235311/http://www.corpoelec.gob.ve/noticias/avanzan-planes-de-mantenimiento-las-unidades-de-generaci%C3%B3n-del-sen. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 Berwick, Angus (2021-06-23). "Special Report: A power tycoon, while Venezuela goes dark, brightens his image abroad". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  17. Edgar López (March 9, 2020). "El "blindaje eléctrico" de Caracas es una quimera - Efecto Cocuyo". Efecto Cocuyo.
  18. "En Fetraelec detectan un "mayor deterioro" en el SEN". El Universal. September 26, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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