Tuxpan III and IV power station

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Tuxpan III and IV power station (Central CC Tuxpan III y IV) is an operating power station of at least 1180-megawatts (MW) in Tuxpan de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico. It is also known as Fuerza y Energía de Tuxpan, Tuxpan III y IV.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tuxpan III and IV power station Tuxpan de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico 20.838615, -97.255799 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 20.838615, -97.255799

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][5] 590[2][6] combined cycle[2][3] 2003[2]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][5] 590[2][6] combined cycle[2][3] 2003[2]

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
Unit 1 Naturgy México SA de CV [100.0%]
Unit 2 Naturgy México SA de CV [100.0%]

Background

The Tuxpan combined cycle plant uses Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems 501F gas turbines which were outfitted with MeeFog Wet Compression Systems to increase individual turbine output.[7] In early 2018 during a maintenance shutdown the plant was able to add on and increase overall generating capacity.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Central Ciclo Combinado Tuxpan III & IV (Global Power Generation México) · Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, Mexico". Google Maps.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125094226/https://www.naturgy.com.mx/mx/negocio/generacion_electrica. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141014/https://www.cfe.mx/finanzas/reportes-financieros/Informe%20Anual%20Documentos/Informe%20Anual%20Portal.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125141327/https://igavim.org/Documentos%20Generados/Documentos%20Generales/2022%20PermisosCREhasta2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093444/https://fsi-live.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/Mexico_IPPs.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125142558/https://www.naturgy.com/en/about-us-naturgy/international-presence/america/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "MeeFog Adds 64MW of Power Augmentation to Mexican Power Plant" (PDF). MeeFog.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "La Central de Tuxpan aumenta 180 MW su potencia tras su última parada de mantenimiento |". wearegpg.globalpower-generation.com (in español). Retrieved 2021-06-24.

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