Los Vientos power station

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Los Vientos power station (Termoeléctrica Los Vientos) is an operating power station of at least 132-megawatts (MW) in Llay-Llay, Valparaíso, Chile.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Los Vientos power station Llay-Llay, Valparaíso, Chile -32.843488, -71.01233 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: -32.843488, -71.01233

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil liquids: diesel[2][3][4] 132[5][6] gas turbine[6][4] not found 2007[6][7]

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 Metropolitana SpA [100%][6][3] Andes Mining & Energy SA [50.0%]; Electricité de France SA [50.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/gU2inz2YD1WuFRZdA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240424215057/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091531/https://generadoras.cl/empresas-asociadas/generadora-metropolitana. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091520/https://www.coordinador.cl/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IFE-CRDEN-20190205-GMLV-CEN-R-Final.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091320/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220929101952/https://generadora.cl/los-vientos/. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125114911/https://www.aeschile.com/en/our-history. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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