CCGT Plants in Ecuador

Enrique Garcia Location: Guayas Operator: CELEC Electroguayas Configuration: 1 X 102 MW W501D5 gas turbine Fuel: diesel oil, natural gas Operation: 1997 T/G supplier: WH EPC: Schrader Camargo Photograph courtesy of Electroguayas SA Posted 30 Jul 2006	Machala Location: Cotopaxi Operator: Noble Energy Configuration: 2 X 65 MW 6001FA gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2002 T/G supplier: GE EPC: Washington Group International, Santos CMI, Cointec Quick facts: This plant near Guayaquil is fueled by gas from the Amistad offshore gas field. The gas-by-wire power plant is planned for eventual conversion to combined-cycle operation. The 14.5ha site is in Baja Alto, about 2km from the coast, and is connected to the gas production works by a 70km pipeline. A 14km transmission line connects to Transelectric’s existing 138kV line Milagro-Machala. The gas turbines were ordered from in June 2000. Photograph courtesy of Washington Group International Posted 30 Jun 2007	Manta Miraflores Location: Miraflores Operator: CELEC Termopichincha Configuration: 1 X 22.8 TM-2500 gas turbine Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 2009 T/G supplier: GE EPC: SANTOS CMI Quick facts: This was part of an emergency generation project. The gas turbine was flown to Ecuador from Houston via Antonov AN 124 in Dec 2009 and installed immediately in Manta. Photograph courtesy of Corp Electrica del Ecuador EP Posted 5 Feb 2011
Pascuales-II Location: Guayas Operator: CELEC Termopichincha Configuration: 6 X 22.8 TM-2500 gas turbine Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 2010 T/G supplier: GE EPC: SANTOS CMI Quick facts: This project comprised the balance of a CELEC order to GE for seven gas turbines for emergency generation. All machines were installed and operating with 2mos. The Pascuales-II project cost about $190mn, of which $117mn was for the equipment Photograph courtesy of Presidencia de la Republica del Ecuador Posted 5 Feb 2011		Santa Rosa Location: Pichincha Operator: CELEC Termopichincha Configuration: 3 X 17 5001PTG gas turbines Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 1981 T/G supplier: AEG Quick facts: Santa Rosa went commercial in Mar 1981. The site is in Cutuglahua outside Quitro. Two machines act as synchronous generators delivering reactive power to the SNI. Photograph courtesy of Corp Electrica del Ecuador EP Posted 6 Feb 2011

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

Updated 02/06/11

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