Valdivia power station

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Valdivia power station (Planta de biomasa Valdivia) is an operating power station of at least 140-megawatts (MW) in Mariquina, Provincia de Valdivia, Los Ríos Region, Chile.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Valdivia power station Mariquina, Provincia de Valdivia, Los Ríos Region, Chile -39.5655, -72.9 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: -39.5655, -72.9

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year
1 Operating[2][3] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: paper mill wastes, fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[3][4][5] 140[2][3][5] 2004[6][7]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Arauco Bioenergía[8][7] Arauco Bioenergía SA [100%][8][7] Empresas Copec SA [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/rKJU5sAwkkPw8nBEA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://www.arauco.cl/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/REPORTE_2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091320/https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://www.coordinador.cl/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DE01345-21-Carta-Aceptaci%C3%B3n-Informes-MT-Unidades-Autoproductoras-de-Arauco-Bioenerg%C3%ADas.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129075140/https://offset.climateneutralnow.org/valdivia-biomass-power-plant-1787-. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125130404/https://arauco.com/chile/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/04/REPORTE_INTEGRADO_ARAUCO.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230214225336/https://globalforestcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Valdivia-CORSIA-case-study.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://www.arauco.cl/chile/situacion-planta-valdivia/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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