CCGT Power Plants in Colombia

Mamonal Location: Bolivar Operator: AES Bolivar Configuration: 2 X 50 MW LM5000 gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1993 T/G supplier: GE, Brush Quick facts: Mamonal in Colombia was developed by KMR Power as the first BOT independent private power in Latin America. In January 2000, AES Corp acquired majority control of Mamonal, also known as Proelectrica SA. Photograph courtesy of K&M Engineering Posted 26 Jan 2003	Merilectra Location: Santander Operator: Colinversiones SA Configuration: 160-MW W501F Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1993-1998 HRSG supplier: CMI T/G supplier: WH EPC: WH, Tipiel Quick facts: In Jan 1997, construction got underway on the Merilectra merchant plant near Barrancabermeja on the Rio Magdalena and the plant completed in Feb 1998. Merrill International and Prospeccion SA. Later, ConocoPhillips and Wing Group took over the project. In Dec 2009, Colinversiones acquired Merilectra. Photograph courtesy of Colinversiones Posted 31 Mar 2011	Termocandelaria Location: Bolivar Operator: Termocandelaria SCA ESP Configuration: 2 X 164 MW W501FC gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 2000 T/G supplier: WH EPC: K&M Engineering, Duro Felguera Quick facts: TermoCandelaria is a $175mn merchant plant develped and built by KMR Power Corp. AES bought the plant, but shut it down in late 2001 due to adverse economic conditions and later sold the facility. In order to continued to received capacity payments on the Colombian grid, the owners were told in Oct 2006 that they had to add back-up oil-firing capability. In Oct 2007, Termocandelaria completed a complex conversion to dual-fuel capability and has been returned to operation. Photograph courtesy of Combined Cycle Journal Re-posted 9 Sep 2009
Termobarranquila CC Location: Atlantico Operator: Termobarranquila SA ESP Configuration: 750-MW, 5+2 CCGT with GT11N2 gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1996-1998 T/G supplier: ABB EPC: ABB Quick facts: At completion, this was the largest combined-cycle plant in Latin America. Photograph courtesy of ABB Posted 15 Jan 2005	Termocentro GT Location: Santander Operator: Isagen Configuration: 2 X 100 MW W501D5 gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1997 T/G supplier: WH EPC: WH Quick facts: Termocentro was converted to a 2+1 combined-cycle in 2000 with the addition of Doosan HRSGs and a 100-MW GE steam set. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 10 Jul 2004	Termoemcali Location: Valle de Cauca Operator: North American Energy Services for TermoEmcali I SCA ESP Configuration: 245-MW, 1+1 CCGT with W501F gas turbine Operation: 1998-1999 Fuel: natural gas, oil HRSG supplier: Distral T/G supplier: WH EPC: Bechtel Quick facts: This plant was developed and built by a consortium of InterGen (54%), Emp Municipales de Cali SA (Emcali) (43%), and Corp Financiera del Pacifico (3%) as the first Colombian power project finance without government guarantees. The financing, which comprised a $165mn, 18yr bond with Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, closed in April 1997. In late 2003, Termoemcali agreed to modify its 20yr PPA with Emcali in a bid to reduce financial pressure on the utility, which had previously declared bankruptcy. The monthly capacity charge was reduced by over 50% and the take-or-pay contract was replaced by a new arrangement which called for payments only for electricity received. A debt restructuring process was completed in Nov 2005. Gas is delivered from fields in La Guajira state. Photograph courtesy of Combined Cycle Journal Posted 15 Jul 2007
Termoflores Location: Atlantico Operator: Colinversiones SA Configuration: 160-MW, 1+1 CCGT and 1 X 112 MW with W501D5 gas turbines, 1 X 175 W701F gas turbine Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1993-1998 HRSG supplier: CMI T/G supplier: WH, Brush EPC: WH, Duro-Felguera Quick facts: In Dec 2007, Colinversiones completed the acquisition of Termoflores for about $300mn. At this time, the plant also became the first Colombian generator to undertake long-term sales agreements under a new scheme developed by energy regulator CREG. In Dec 2008, Colinversiones then proposed the addition of a new 169-MW steam set to convert gas turbines 2&3 to combined-cycle operation by 2010. Photograph courtesy of Central Termoelectrica Las Flores Posted 13 Jan 2009	Termoflores IV Location: Atlantico Operator: Colinversiones SA Configuration: 456-MW, 2+1 CCGT with W501D and W501F gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1996-2011 HRSG supplier: Cerrey T/G supplier: WH, Brush, Siemens EPC: WH, Duro-Felguera, Siemens, Asincro CA Quick facts: In Dec 2007, Colinversiones acquired Termoflores for about $300mn and a year later, decided to convert gas turbines 2&3 to combined-cycle operation. After small delays caused by logistics issues, the new steamer went online in Jan 2011. The total investment was on the order of $188mn. Photograph courtesy of Colinversiones Posted 31 Mar 2011	Termosierra Location: Antioquia Operator: Empresas Publicas de Medellin Configuration: 495-MW, 2+1 CCGT with 7001FA gas turbines Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1998-2002 HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: GE EPC: GE, Duro-Felguera, Parsons EPC: In Aug 1995, EPM announced that it would call for a tender for a 300-MW natural gas power plant in the La Sierra region 200km southwest of Medellin in the Middle Magdalena River Valley. The site near Puerto Nare is next to an Ecopetrol gas pipeline owned by Ecopetrol. In Sep1996, GE and Duro-Felguera won a $175mn turnkey contract to build two simple-cycle GTs and also obtained an initial O&M contract. In Jul 1999, GE and Parsons were awarded a $125mn contract to convert the 7FA machines to combined-cycle operation. Photograph by Esteban Hincapie Posted 7 Feb 2004
	Termovalle Location: Valle de Cauca Operator: North American Energy Services for Termovalle SCA ESP Configuration: 199-MW, 1+1 CCGT with W501FC gas turbine Operation: 1998 Fuel: natural gas, oil HRSG supplier: Nooter T/G supplier: WH, MHI EPC: Bibb, Marubeni Quick facts: Termovalle was originally awarded to a consortium of Enron and Carton de Colombia SA in 1994 by EPSA’s predecessor company CVC. Failure to get fuel supply arrangements finalized led to Enron’s withdrawal and KMR Power was then selected by Empresa de Energia del Pacifico SA ESP (EPSA) to build and operate this plant in Zona Franca del Pacífico near Cali, in a 70:30 joint venture with Marubeni. Fuel supply difficulties were finally resolved in Aug 1996 by splitting the contract into two parts, one with Ecopetrol for gas purchase and a second with Ecogas for gas transportation. Financial close was in Oct 1996 and the Inter-America Development Bank (IDB) approved a syndicated loan of $95.4mn to assist in financing, the first IDB loan approved for Colombia from IDB’s private-sector department. In Aug 2006, Deutsche Bank completed a $55mn refinancing for Termovalle. Photograph courtesy of Combined Cycle Journal Posted 15 Jul 2007

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