AES Colón power station

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AES Colón power station (Termoeléctrica Colón) is an operating power station of at least 381-megawatts (MW) in Isla Telfers, Colón, Panama. It is also known as Costa Norte Gas.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
AES Colón power station Isla Telfers, Colón, Colón, Panama 9.337361, -79.909361 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 9.337361, -79.909361

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: LNG[4][3][5] 381[6][4][3][7] combined cycle[4] not found 2018[8][4]

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 AES Panamá SRL [100%][4][3] Government of Panama [50.4%]; AES Corp

Background

AES Corporation developed the Colón gas plant as part a larger gas-to-power project that also includes the Costa Norte LNG Terminal, which imports gas for the power plant.[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140652/https://www.google.com/maps/place/AES+Colon/@9.33736,-79.9119403,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x8fab6d5b4ba54721:0x1cff27244e0c0e61!8m2!3d9.3375229!4d-79.9063653!16s%2Fg%2F11j8lbq73l?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125110714/https://www.hidromet.com.pa/uploads/documentos/Capacidad_Instalada_2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476123000010/aes-20221231.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133428/https://www.aespanama.com/es/global-x-local. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125094833/https://www.idbinvest.org/es/projects/proyecto-de-generacion-de-electricidad-costa-norte-y-terminal-de-gnl. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134004/https://www.icex.es/content/dam/es/icex/oficinas/092/documentos/2022/12/em-energ%C3%ADa-en-panam%C3%A1/EM_Mercado%20de%20la%20energ%C3%ADa%20en%20Panama%202022_REV.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125132906/https://repositorio.cepal.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/e6d3549c-e0cd-48cc-9aec-f8e7054c8f16/content. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125110715/https://elcapitalfinanciero.com/aes-colon-inaugura-la-primera-planta-de-gas-natural-en-panama-y-la-region/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. AES Announces Inauguration of AES Colón CCGT and Central America’s First LNG Terminal Business Wire, August 17, 2018

Additional data

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