Platanares geothermal power plant

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Platanares geothermal power plant (Central geotérmica Platanares) is an operating geothermal power plant in La Unión, Copán, Honduras.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Platanares geothermal power plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
Operating[1] 2017[1] 35 MW[1] Binary cycle[2] Ormat Technology Inc [100%][1] Ormat Technology[1]

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Platanares geothermal power plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
La Unión, Copán, Honduras[3] 14.7471, -88.9518 (exact)[3]

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Additional data

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References

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  2. "Global Geothermal Power Plant Map". 2012-01-10. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2025-01-06. {{cite web}}: Text "ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News" ignored (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)