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.
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][6] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[7][8][9] | 180[7][6] | gas turbine[10] | not found | 2014[11][9][8] |
| TEP-2 | Mothballed[3][4][5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[7][8][9] | 180[7][6] | gas turbine[10] | not found | 2014[11][9][8] |
| TEP-3 | Mothballed[3][4][5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[7][8][9] | 180[7][6] | gas turbine[10] | not found | 2014[11][9][8] |
| TEP-4 | Mothballed[3][4][5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[7][8][9] | 180[7][6] | gas turbine[10] | not found | 2014[11][9][8] |
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%][7][9] | Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%] |
| TEP-2 | Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][7][9] | Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%] |
| TEP-3 | Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][7][9] | Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%] |
| TEP-4 | Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][7][9] | Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100.0%] |
Background
As recently as 2018, three units of the Termocarabobo plant were reportedly still in service[12]; however, by 2019, the plant was apparently only generating 60 MW[13], and by 2020 it had become totally non-operational.[14]
In 2021 and 2022, the Venezuelan government reported that plans were underway to bring the plant back online[15][16], but as of November 2022 there were no signs of concrete progress towards resuming power generation at the plant.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Supervisan operatividad de plantas termoeléctricas del estado Carabobo – MPPEE". Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Energía Eléctrica. 2024-07-09. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Corpoelec ampliará capacidad generadora desde Carabobo". Últimas Noticias. 2023-05-06. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Entendiendo". TalCual Digital. 2020-09-05. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Text "La destrucción del sistema eléctrico a manos del chavismo" ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 http://web.archive.org/web/20221129200709/www.maibortpetit.info/2018/10/conoce-como-se-encuentra-el-sistema.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 (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) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 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) - ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20210503182209/http://www.corpoelec.gob.ve/noticias/complejo-termocarabobo-ii-incorporar%C3%A1-680-mw-al-sen.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 (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 (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 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 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "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.
- ↑ "En Fetraelec detectan un "mayor deterioro" en el SEN". GHM Abogados. September 26, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Abelardo Perez (September 5, 2020). "Entendiendo | La destrucción del sistema eléctrico por el chavismo". TalCual.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Supervisan trabajos de mantenimiento en la Planta Termocarabobo". Corpoelec. September 10, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Rossana Pérez (May 4, 2022). "Planta termoeléctrica Termo Carabobo II producirá 600 megavatios". Noticias de Venezuela.
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