San José power station
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San José power station (Planta Eléctrica San José) is an operating power station of at least 139-megawatts (MW) in Masagua, Escuintla, Guatemala.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| San José power station | Masagua, Masagua, Escuintla, Guatemala | 14.1632, -90.7879 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 14.1632, -90.7879
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal: bituminous | 139 | subcritical | 2000 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Corporación Energías de Guatemala [100%] | Sur Electrica Holding Ltd |
Background
San José power station began operating in January 2000 as Guatemala's first coal-fueled power plant.[1][2] The plant is powered by a Mitsubishi ST-1 steam turbine, and its gross capacity is described by various sources as between 120 MW and 139 MW.[3][4][5][6][7] Coal arrives from the Puerto Quetzal San José Terminal.
In 2012, San José's original owner, Florida-based TECO Energy, sold the plant to Bahamas-based Sur Electrica Holding Ltd., doing business in Guatemala as CEG (Corporación Energías de Guatemala Ltd.).[8][9][1]
The San José power station was one of Guatemala's leading electricity producers from 2000 to 2020, supplying 120 MW to Guatemala's national energy grid under a long-term contract with state electricity agency EEGSA that expired in February 2020. In early 2020, EEGSA held a new tender for short-term energy contracts through April 2025, with the stated goal of phasing out coal and moving to less expensive, more sustainable energy sources.[10] The February 2020 tender resulted in San José power station being awarded a 13-month, 10 MW contract from March 27, 2020 through April 30, 2021, with no further commitments beyond 2021.[11] In April 2022, the San José plant was awarded a new year-long contract to supply 30 MW between May 2022 and April 2023.[12]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Productos: Generación Eléctrica". CEG (Corporación Energias de Guatemala). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Koberle, Alex (2012). "Energizar a Guatemala: propuesta de un plan de electricidad sostenible (p 19)" (PDF). International Rivers.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Plan de Expansión del Sistema de Generación y Transporte 2020-2034 (p 52)" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Minas, Gobierno de la República de Guatemala. 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Plan de expansión indicativo del sistema de generación 2022-2052 (p 69)" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Minas. 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "San Jose Coal Power Plant Guatemala". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Pozuelos Buezo, Juan Carlos (March 31, 2011). "Planta de carbón San José, del grupo TECO. Guatemala". Escuela de Organización Industrial.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Plantas de carbón aportarán 900 MW". Prensa Libre. January 5, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "TECO sells Guatemala power plants, exits international business". Tampa Bay Times. September 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Carbón: El oscuro generador de energía". Plaza Pública. July 14, 2015.
- ↑ "EEGSA hará licitaciones para sustituir contrato de la generadora con carbón San José". Prensa Libre. February 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Del carbón a la energía limpia: Así son los nuevos contratos de generación de EEGSA". Prensa Libre. February 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Informe Final: Valuación de Ofertas de Compra de Potencia para el Período Mayo 2022-Abril 2023" (PDF). EEGSA. April 6, 2022.
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Additional data
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