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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023.
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(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 25 January 2024.
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(help) - ↑ 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.
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(help) - ↑ 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.
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(help) - ↑ 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.
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(help) - ↑ 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.
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(help) - ↑ 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.
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(help) - ↑ 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.
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(help) - ↑ 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.
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(help) - ↑ 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.
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(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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Abelardo Perez (September 5, 2020). "Entendiendo | La destrucción del sistema eléctrico por el chavismo". TalCual.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Supervisan trabajos de mantenimiento en la Planta Termocarabobo". Corpoelec. September 10, 2021.
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: 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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