CCGT Plants in Central America

Barranca Location: Costa Rica Operator: Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Configuration: 2 X 20 MW 5001P gas turbine Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 1975 T/G supplier: GE Quick facts: Barranca is not far inland from Costa Rica's important Pacific port of Puntarenas. Photograph courtesy of Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Posted 17 Dec 2003	Copesa Location: Panama Operator: Corporacion Panamena de Energia SA Configuration: 1 X 43 MW LM6000 gas turbine Fuel: oil Operation: 1999 T/G supplier: GE EPC: S&S Energy Projects, Santos CMI Quick facts: This is the first aeroderivative GT in Panama and is located not far from Tucumen Airport in Panama City. Photograph courtesy of S&S Energy Products Posted 15 Jun 2002	Moin GT Location: Costa Rica Operator: Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Configuration: 4 X 36 MW 6001B gas turbine Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 1975 T/G supplier: Hitachi, GE EPC: Saret, Marubeni, Atlantic Projects Quick facts: Moin is Costa Rica's largest thermal plant. Photograph courtesy of Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Posted 17 Dec 2003

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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 05/07/10

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