Nueva Renca power station

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Nueva Renca power station (Central Termoeléctrica Nueva Renca) is an operating power station of at least 379-megawatts (MW) in Renca, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nueva Renca power station Renca, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile -33.4184, -70.687 (exact)[1][2]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: -33.4184, -70.687

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[4][5] 379[4] combined cycle[6][4] not found 1997[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%][4][5][8] Andes Mining & Energy SA [50.0%]; Electricité de France SA [50.0%]

Financing

| Électricité de France (EDF) SA[50.0%]; Andes Mining & Energy (AME)[50.0%][9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Nueva Renca CCGT Power Plant Chile". GEO (Global Energy Observatory). Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  2. https://goo.gl/maps/f5u5VCzvzciVK5sQA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Compendio Cartográfico: Proyectos e Instalaciones de generación eléctrica en Chile - datos a diciembre de 2023" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía. 2023-12-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220929101808/https://generadora.cl/nueva-renca/. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Empresas Asociadas: Generadora Metropolitana". Generadoras de Chile. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  6. "AES Gener and GE Modernize Four Thermal Power Plants to Support Chile's Growing Electricity Demands". GE. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Text "GE News" ignored (help)
  7. "Our history". AES Chile. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  8. "EDF and AME to acquire 750MW power plants in Chile". Power Technology. 2018-05-14. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  9. "Latham & Watkins LLP - About Us - News - Latham & Watkins Advises Chilean Issuer, AME and EDF on Innovative US$980 Million Portfolio Financing". Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

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