Piedra Buena power station

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Piedra Buena power station (Central Térmica Bahía Blanca) is an operating power station of at least 620-megawatts (MW) in Bahía Blanca, departamento Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is also known as Bahía Blanca.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Piedra Buena power station Bahía Blanca, departamento Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina -38.7875, -62.2537 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • BBLATV29, BBLATV30: -38.7875, -62.2537

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
BBLATV29 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 310[3] steam turbine[3] not found 1989[3]
BBLATV30 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 310[3] steam turbine[3] not found 1991[3]

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 Operator Owner Parent
BBLATV29 Central Piedrabuena[3] Pampa Energia SA [100%][3] Pampa Energia SA [100.0%]
BBLATV30 Central Piedrabuena[3] Pampa Energia SA [100%][3] Pampa Energia SA [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/csWgA5QDM3o45Am37. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123036/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/42233. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125085641/https://ri.pampaenergia.com/en/our-assets/electricity-power/generation/cpb/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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