Termocarabobo II power station

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Termocarabobo II power station (Central Termocarabobo II) is a mothballed power station in Refinería El Palito, Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela. It is also known as El Palito.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Termocarabobo II power station Refinería El Palito, Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela 10.4839, -68.1492 (exact)[1][2]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • TEP-1, TEP-2, TEP-3, TEP-4: 10.4839, -68.1492

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
TEP-1 Mothballed[3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[6][7][8] 180[6][5] gas turbine[9] not found 2014[10][8][7]
TEP-2 Mothballed[3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[6][7][8] 180[6][5] gas turbine[9] not found 2014[10][8][7]
TEP-3 Mothballed[3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[6][7][8] 180[6][5] gas turbine[9] not found 2014[10][8][7]
TEP-4 Mothballed[3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[6][7][8] 180[6][5] gas turbine[9] not found 2014[10][8][7]

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
TEP-1 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][6][8] Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%]
TEP-2 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][6][8] Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%]
TEP-3 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][6][8] Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%]
TEP-4 Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][6][8] Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%]

Background

As recently as 2018, three units of the Termocarabobo plant were reportedly still in service[11]; however, by 2019, the plant was apparently only generating 60 MW[12], and by 2020 it had become totally non-operational.[13]

In 2021 and 2022, the Venezuelan government reported that plans were underway to bring the plant back online[14][15], but as of November 2022 there were no signs of concrete progress towards resuming power generation at the plant.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 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)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141142/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Planta+Termocarbobo+II/@10.4840104,-68.1503018,360m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m7!3m6!1s0x8e80ff6721a898a1:0xeee23ed3fbe3b8d4!8m2!3d10.4839296!4d-68.1489766!15sCg10ZXJtb2NhcmFib2JvkgEWdGhlcm1hbF9lbmVyZ3lfY29tcGFueeABAA!16s%2Fg%2F11c5h3wgqj?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134935/https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/general/corpoelec-ampliara-capacidad-generadora-desde-carabobo/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125111616/https://talcualdigital.com/entendiendo-la-destruccion-del-sistema-electrico-por-el-chavismo/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 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)
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220909181320/http://www.cvc.com.ve/publica/202131233245PNI%202021%20-%202033_compressed.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20211024022423/https://www.powerengineeringint.com/gas-oil-fired/new-thermoelectric-plant-adds-680-mw-to-venezuela-s-grid/. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20210503182209/http://www.corpoelec.gob.ve/noticias/complejo-termocarabobo-ii-incorporar%C3%A1-680-mw-al-sen. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221122153730/http://www.acading.org.ve/info/comunicacion/pubdocs/material_CR_tecnicas/energia/(2019-03-21)_GARCIA_A1a_Detalles_Propuesta_REORGANIZACION_SEN.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125120546/http://www.lossinluzenlaprensa.com/unidad-ii-de-termo-carabobo-aporta-170-mw-al-sen/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Conoce cómo se encuentra el Sistema Eléctrico Nacional venezolano". Maibort Petit. October 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  12. "En Fetraelec detectan un "mayor deterioro" en el SEN". GHM Abogados. September 26, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. Abelardo Perez (September 5, 2020). "Entendiendo | La destrucción del sistema eléctrico por el chavismo". TalCual.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Supervisan trabajos de mantenimiento en la Planta Termocarabobo". Corpoelec. September 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. Rossana Pérez (May 4, 2022). "Planta termoeléctrica Termo Carabobo II producirá 600 megavatios". Noticias de Venezuela.

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