Sidor power station

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Sidor power station (Planta Termoeléctrica SIDOR) is an operating power station of at least 50-megawatts (MW) in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sidor power station Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, Venezuela 8.263644, -62.84605 (approximate)[1]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit TSD-1 mothballed[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 50[4][2] gas turbine[5] 2011[5]
Unit TSD-2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 50[4][2] gas turbine[5] 2011[5]
Unit TSD-3 mothballed[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 85[6][4][2] gas turbine[5] 2011[5]

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
Unit TSD-1 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA (Corpoelec) [100.0%]
Unit TSD-2 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA (Corpoelec) [100.0%]
Unit TSD-3 Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA (Corpoelec) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141127/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sidor/@8.2631242,-62.8460558,779m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8dcc010b43c24d35:0xc808628c2567f3cb!8m2!3d8.2634492!4d-62.846077!16s%2Fg%2F11tcfkf509?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129200709/https://www.maibortpetit.info/2018/10/conoce-como-se-encuentra-el-sistema.html. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230806041010/https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/venezuela-spain-investor/. Archived from the original on 06 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220909181320/http://www.cvc.com.ve/publica/202131233245PNI%202021%20-%202033_compressed.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104130/https://transparenciave.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Informe-CMECEP.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134103/http://www.sidor.com/noticias-sidor/noticias/75-destacamos/785-termoelectrica-sidor-incorpora-90-megavatios-al-sen. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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