CCGT Power Plants in Argentina - other provinces

Agual del Cajon Location: Neuquen Operator: Capex SA Configuration: 703-MW, 7+1 CCGT with 6 X 48 MW W251B11gas turbines, 1 X 130 MW M701D gas turbine, 1 X 185 MW steam turbine Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1993-1999 HRSG supplier: Nooter T/G supplier: WH, MHI, Brush EPC: Parsons Energy & Chemical, Black & Veatch Quick facts: Agua del Cajon was the first Argentine power plant built with private funding. Photograph courtesy of Capex SA Posted 17 Sep 2004	Francisco Bazan (Sudoeste) Location: Cordoba Operator: Empresa Provincial de Energia de Cordoba Configuration: 4 X 35 MW TG20 Fuel: natural gas, diesel oil Operation: 1981-1982 T/G supplier: Fiat Quick facts: A 125-MW extension is planned for Bazan. Photograph courtesy of AGEERA Posted 16 Feb 2009	Central Bicentario Location: Cordoba Operator: Empresa Provincial de Energia de Cordoba Configuration: 496-MW, 2+1 CCGT with SGT5-2000E gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2010-2011 HRSG supplier: Cerrey T/G supplier: Siemens, Tosi, Andritz EPC: Sener, Electroingenieria SA Quick facts: This plant was opened for simple-cycle operation by Gov Juan Shiaretti on 7 Jun 2010. It shares a 12ha site in Pilar with the Arturo Zanichelli thermal plant. The workforce peaked at about 1,500. The 400t T/G components took 7 days to transport to the site from the Port of Zarate. The stacks are 42m tall. The plant is connected to the regional grid at 132kV. Photograph courtesy of Empresa Provincial de Energia de Cordoba Posted 28 Jul 2010
Comodoro Rivadavia Location: Chubut Operator: Centrales Termicas Patagonicas SA Configuration: 2 X 16 MW, 2 X 21 MW, 2 X 28 MW gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, diesel Operation: 1997 T/G supplier: AEG, Fiat, John Brown, Brush, Marelli Photograph courtesy of AGEERA Posted 11 Jan 2009	Frias Location: Santiago del Estero Operator: Centrales Termicas del NOA SA Configuration: 2 X 16 MW TG16 gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1978-1984 T/G supplier: Fiat, Marelli Quick facts: This is one of a group of thermal plants privatized in May 1993. Photograph courtesy of AGEERA Posted 19 Jan 2009	José de San Martín Location: Santa Fe Operator: Termoeléctrica José de San Martín Configuration: 830-MW, 2+1 CCGT with SGT5-4000F gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 2008-2010 HRSG supplier: CMI T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Duro Felguera, Electroingenieria, Inelectra, Consorcio Construcciones Térmicas Quick facts: This power station in Rincón de Grondona, San Lorenzo department, is named after José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, an Argentine general who was a leader in Argentina's struggle for independence. The $1.1bn contract for the San Martin plant and its sister plant Manuel Belgrano was awarded in Nov 2006 and the first machine went commercial on 4 May 2008. The gas turbines each weigh 310t. The two new CCGT plants are owned by Foninvemem, an association sponsored by the Secretaría de Energía and jointly funded by major power generators in Argentina. Photograph courtesy of AGEERA Posted 29 Jun 2010
Loma de la Lata Location: Neuquen Operator: Pampa Energia SA Configuration: 550-MW, 3+1 CCGT with 9001E gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1994-2011 HRSG supplier: Vogt T/G supplier: GE, Siemens EPC: Isolux Corsan, Tecna, Santos Quick facts: Loma de la Lata is 1,200km from Buenos Aires on the eponymous gas field, the largest onshore field in Argentina. The $250mn conversion to combined-cycle operation should complete in 2011. ABN AMRO Bank NV and Standard Bank Plc issued letters of credit to partially finance the construction project. Photograph courtesy of Isolux Corsan Posted 10 Jul 2010	La Rioja Location: La Rioja Operator: Centrales Termicas del NOA SA Configuration: 2 X 14.6 MW TG16 gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1975-1980 T/G supplier: Fiat, Marelli Quick facts: This is one of a group of thermal plants privatized in May 1993. Photograph courtesy of AGEERA Posted 19 Jan 2009	Lujan de Cuyo (CT Mendoza) CC Location: Mendoza Operator: SADE Srl Configuration: 285-MW, 1+1 CCGT with V94.3A gas turbine Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1998 HRSG supplier: ?? T/G supplier: Siemens, Skoda EPC: Black & Veatch, SADE, Skoda Quick facts: This project converted an existing steam-set to combined-cycle operation. Photograph courtesy of AGEERA Posted 19 Jan 2009
Modesto Maranzana Location: Cordoba Operator: Rafael G Albanesi SA Configuration: Two 35-MW, single-shaft CCGT blocks with 5001NTG gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1995 HRSG supplier: ?? T/G supplier: Thomassen, Stork, ASEA Quick facts: These two CCGT blocks were originally installed in 1973 at the Alsdorf, Germany, CHP plant of Eschweiler Bergwerks-Verein AG. In 1992, the plant was relocated to Río Cuarto by Generación Mediterránea SA. The plant was acquired by Enron in 2000 and sold on to Albanesi in Feb 2005. In 2008, construction got underway on a plant extension consisting of two 60-MW Pratt & Whitney SwiftPac 60 gas turbines for service in 2010. Photograph courtesy of AGEERA Posted 19 Jan 2009	Palpala Location: Jujuy Operator: Centrales Termicas del NOA SA Configuration: 1 X 20 MW 5001N gas turbine, 1 X 16 MW gas turbine Fuel: natural gas, diesel oil Operation: 1975-1977 T/G supplier: GE, BBC EPC: BBC Quick facts: This is one of a group of thermal plants privatized in May 1993. Photograph courtesy of AGEERA Posted 20 Jan 2009	Patagonia Location: Chubut Operator: Energia del Sur SA Configuration: 157-MW, 2+1 CCGT with 6001B gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, diesel Operation: 1995-2008 HRSG supplier: Vogt T/G supplier: GE, ABB EPC: GE, SADE, Capime Ingenieria SA, Olivera-Lafon Quick facts: Two existing GTs were converted to combined-cycle operation by the addition of a steam set and air-cooled condenser relocated from a decommissioned power plant in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Photograph courtesy of Energia del Sur Posted 19 Jan 2009
Puerto Madryn Location: Chubut Operator: Aluminum de Argentina SA (ALUAR) Configuration: 120-MW, 2+1 CCGT with 6001B gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1997 HRSG supplier: GEC-Alstom T/G supplier: EGT, GEC-Alstom EPC: GEC-Alstom Quick facts: This power plant plus several simple-cycle gas turbines supplies an aluminum reduction plant and two semifabricated products plants in Chubut province. A second combined-cycle block is under construction and the site was connected to the national grid in Feb 2006 by a new 500kV line from Choele Choel. Photograph courtesy of Alstom Posted 16 Jul 2006	Rio Cuarto Location: Cordoba Operator: Empresa Provincial de Energia de Cordoba Configuration: 2 X 17 MW TG16 Fuel: natural gas, diesel oil Operation: 1974-1975 T/G supplier: Fiat Photograph courtesy of AGEERA Posted 16 Feb 2009	San Pedro TG 21 Location: Jujuy Operator: Centrales Termicas del NOA SA Configuration: 1 X 24-MW 5001PTG gas turbine Fuel: natural gas, diesel oil Operation: 1978 T/G supplier: Hitachi Photograph courtesy of AGEERA Posted 20 Jan 2009

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Updated 05/07/11

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