Termozulia power station
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Termozulia power station (Planta Termozulia) is an operating power station of at least 770-megawatts (MW) in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Termozulia III (Unit TZ-7-8), Termozulia I (Unit TZ-1-2-3), Termozulia II (Unit TZ-4-5-6), Termozulia IV (Unit TZ-10-11).
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Termozulia power station | Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela | 10.488508, -71.633057 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- TZ-1-2-3, TZ-10-11, TZ-4-5-6, TZ-7-8: 10.488508, -71.633057
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TZ-1-2-3 | Operating[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[11][8] | 470[12][13][8][14][10] | combined cycle[11][14] | not found | 2007[15][16][17] |
| TZ-10-11 | Mothballed[3][6][8][18][7][5][9][10] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[11][8] | 140[12][13][8][14][10] | combined cycle[11][14] | not found | 2010[19][17] |
| TZ-4-5-6 | Mothballed[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[11][8] | 470[12][13][8][14][10] | combined cycle[11][14] | not found | 2009[17][20] |
| TZ-7-8 | Operating[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[11][8] | 300[12][13][8][14][10] | combined cycle[11][14] | not found | 2012[21][17] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TZ-1-2-3 | Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][8][22] | Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%] |
| TZ-10-11 | Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][8][22] | Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%] |
| TZ-4-5-6 | Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][8][22] | Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%] |
| TZ-7-8 | Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100%][8][22] | Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Venezuela) SA [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
Background
Termozulia is one of Venezuela's largest gas-fired power plants, and one of the few that has continued operating as the country's energy infrastructure has steadily deteriorated in recent years. However, only a fraction of the plant's units have remained operational. In 2019 and 2020, following a March 2019 nationwide blackout that briefly knocked the plant totally out of commission[24], various sources reported that the plant was generating between 290[25][26][27][28] and 436 MW[29], roughly a quarter of its total capacity. As of 2020, only units 4, 7 and 11 were listed as operational.[30] In February 2022, two unspecified units of the Termozuila plant suffered new outages.[31][32] In March 2022, the Venezuelan government announced that the plant was generating 300 MW of power, and plans were underway to bring units 1, 2 and 7 back online to generate an additional 450 MW[33], but it remained unclear as of November 2022 whether this additional capacity had actually been returned to service.
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/20240125141124/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Planta+El%C3%A9ctrica+Termozulia+IV/@10.488727,-71.6368396,774m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8e89944547b42a27:0x8c46b2a1247fb9fe!8m2!3d10.4885454!4d-71.6330565!16s%2Fg%2F11f0l2h8sk?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 "Reverol promete aumentar generación eléctrica de Termozulia para abril". TalCual Digital. 2022-03-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Solo 4 de 11 plantas termoeléctricas de Zulia están en funcionamiento". Descifrado. 2019-04-12. 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 "Rehabilitation and start-up of the TZ-10 unit of the Termozulia Plant". Energy Solutions. 2021-05-28. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 http://web.archive.org/web/20240125111019/https://venergia.org/zulia-sigue-padeciendo-apagones-y-fluctuaciones-diariamente/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(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 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 (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) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524114151/https://www.maibortpetit.info/search/label/Corpoelec?updated-max=2018-10-17T07:13:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=10&by-date=false.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 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) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104215/https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2019/04/08/maracaibo-has-venezuelas-largest-thermo-infrastructure-but-its-still-in-the-dark/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20190411090033/https://www.corpoelec.gob.ve/termozulia-iii-fortalecer%C3%A1-el-sistema-el%C3%A9ctrico-nacional.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104215/https://energia12.com/2015/01/20/complejo-termozulia-venezuela-toda-una-realidad/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 (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) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210211051349/http://www.acading.org.ve/info/publicaciones/libros/pubdocs/EL_SISTEMA_ENERGETICO_VENEZOLANO.pdf (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210503205505/http://www.pdvsa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2182%3A4056&catid=10&Itemid=589&lang=es.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20190414025041/http://www.corpoelec.gob.ve/150-megavatios-de-la-unidad-tz04-son-reincorporados-al-sen-trav%C3%A9s-de-termozulia-ii.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Solo 4 de 11 plantas termoeléctricas de Zulia están en funcionamiento". Descifrado. 2019-04-12. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104129/https://transparenciave.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Informe-CMECEP.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125120624/https://www.aporrea.org/actualidad/n135296.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125120424/https://transparenciave.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Memoria_y_Cuenta_2012_Tomo_I.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125122333/https://www.argusmedia.com/news/1928297-venezuela-patching-up-power-grid. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 23.0 23.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125124316/https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2019/03/14/the-big-blackout-of-the-venezuelan-aluminium-industry/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Maracaibo Has Venezuela's Largest Thermo Infrastructure... But It's still in the Dark". Caracas Chronicles. April 8, 2019. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Solo 4 de 11 plantas termoeléctricas de Zulia están en funcionamiento". Descifrado. April 12, 2019.
- ↑ "$15.000 millones en cinco años se requieren para recuperar el sector eléctrico". CESLA. May 13, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Abelardo Perez (September 5, 2020). "Entendiendo | La destrucción del sistema eléctrico por el chavismo". TalCual.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Alejandro López González (October 7, 2019). "4000$ millones costaría recuperar termoeléctricas en Venezuela ¿Vale la pena seguir con estas tecnologías contaminantes?". Observatorio de Ecología Política de Venezuela.
- ↑ "Esta es la condición actual del parque Termoeléctrico de Venezuela y el mil millonario monto presupuestado para recuperarlo". El Tiempo Latino. April 10, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Zulia sigue padeciendo apagones y fluctuaciones diariamente". Venergia. March 12, 2020. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Zulia | Se incrementan racionamientos eléctricos en Maracaibo". El Pitazo. 2022-02-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Luis Cabrera: "Si no arrancan las unidades paradas, Termozulia se irá a pique"". LaPatilla.com. 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Reverol promete aumentar generación eléctrica de Termozulia para abril". TalCual. March 22, 2022.
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