Taltal power station
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Taltal power station (Termoeléctrica Taltal) is an operating power station of at least 240-megawatts (MW) in Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Taltal power station | Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile | -24.9888, -70.466 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2, ST: -24.9888, -70.466
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[4][3] | 120[2][4][3] | gas turbine[4] | not found | 2000[4] |
| 2 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[5][4][3] | 120[2][4][3] | gas turbine[4] | not found | 2000[4] |
| ST | Cancelled inferred April 2024) | fossil gas: waste heat from natural gas[6] | 130[6] | steam turbine[6] | not found | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Generación Chile SA [100%][4][3] | Enel Generación Chile SA [100.0%] |
| 2 | Enel Generación Chile SA [100%][4][3] | Enel Generación Chile SA [100.0%] |
| ST | Enel Generación Chile SA [100%][4][3] | Enel Generación Chile SA [100.0%] |
Background
Enel's Taltal power station consists of two natural-gas fired units powered by gas turbines.[7][8] In 2017, Chilean regulators approved the construction of a 130 MW steam turbine unit that would have converted Taltal into a combined cycle plant.[9] However, as of April 2022 the proposed combined cycle unit is no longer mentioned on Enel's website[7] or the Generadoras de Chile website[10], and there has been only minimal news coverage of the proposed expansion in the past four years[11], so it is presumed to be cancelled.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://goo.gl/maps/wpP3p77eaVG5ZbcUA.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240424215057/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091339/https://www.enel.cl/content/dam/enel-cl/inversionistas/enel-chile/reportes/memorias/2022/memoria-enel-chile-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091739/https://www.enel.cl/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091752/https://www.terram.cl/2017/01/aprueban-optimizacion-de-la-central-termoelectrica-taltal/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Taltal". Enel. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ↑ Global Power Plant Database v.1.2.0, ID CHL0000042 World Resources Institute, June 2019
- ↑ "Aprueban 'optimización' de la central termoeléctrica Taltal". Fundación Terram. January 18, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Enel". Generadoras de Chile. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ley que prohibe la instalación y operación de centrales termoeléctricas a carbón en todo el país al año 2025 (p 27)". Comisión Energía y Minería, Senado de Chile. September 29, 2021.
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Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
