Punta del Tigre B power station

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Punta del Tigre B power station (Central Termoeléctrica Punta del Tigre B) is an operating power station of at least 540-megawatts (MW) in Punta del Tigre, San José, Uruguay.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Punta del Tigre B power station Punta del Tigre, San José, Uruguay -34.752191, -56.542386 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • B1-B2-B3: -34.752191, -56.542386

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
B1-B2-B3 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[4][5][6] 540[7][8][3] combined cycle[6] not found 2019[7][9]

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
B1-B2-B3 Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%][6][3] Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100.0%]

Financing

| 2019[10][11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140911/https://www.google.com/maps/place/UTE+TRA+Punta+del+Tigre+(PTI)/@-34.7501052,-56.5439055,301m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x95a1c3869b18db07:0x5435655fa3d28339!8m2!3d-34.750951!4d-56.5425137!16s%2Fg%2F11j1yc01q_?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Administración del Mercado Eléctrico-Participantes". ADME. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Fuentes de Generación". UTE. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  4. "CENTRAL CICLO COMBINADO INFORME AMBIENTAL RESUMEN IAR". DocPlayer. 2013-03-31. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  5. "Punta del Tigre Combined-Cycle Power Generation Project" (PDF). IDB. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Ciclo Combinado: respaldo a menor costo". UTE. 2019-11-10. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "UTE inauguró planta de ciclo combinado Punta del Tigre B, la mayor inversión de una empresa pública en 40 años". Uruguay Presidencia. 2019-11-11. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  8. "El Directorio visitó la planta de Punta del Tigre". UTE. 2020-10-09. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  9. "UTE inaugura la Central Térmica de Ciclo Combinado "Punta del Tigre" co-financiada por CAF". CAF Banco de Desarrollo. 2019-11-12. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  10. "www.caf.com/es/actualidad/noticias/2019/11/ute-inaugura-la-central-termica-de-ciclo-combinado-punta-del-tigre-co-financiada-por-caf/". Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  11. "UTE inauguró planta de ciclo combinado Punta del Tigre B, la mayor inversión de una empresa pública en 40 años - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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