CCGT Plants in Northern Mexico
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Altamira III & IV Location: TAMPS Operator: Iberdrola Configuration: two 518-MW 2+1 combined-cycle blocks with 7001FA gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2004 HRSG supplier: Doosan T/G supplier: GE EPC: ICA, Fluor
Photograph courtesy of Iberdrola |
Altamira-V Location: TAMPS Operator: Iberdrola Configuration: two 561-MW 2+1 combined-cycle blocks with 7001FA gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2006 HRSG supplier: Vogt-NEM T/G supplier: GE EPC: ICA, Fluor Quick facts: This plant cost $550mn.
Photograph courtesy of Iberdrola |
Dulces Nombres (Monterrey-III) Location: NL Operator: Iberdrola Configuration: 4 x 250 MW GT24B single-shaft combined-cycle Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2002 HRSG supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Alstom Quick facts: The plant was opened by Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada and senior Iberdrola executives.
Photograph courtesy of Iberdrola |
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El Encino Location: CHIH Operator: Comision Federal de Electricidade Configuration: 450-MW, 2+1 CCGT with M501F gas turbines, 195-MW, 1+1 CCGT with W501F gas turbine Fuel: natural gas,oil Operation: 2001-2006 HRSG supplier: Nooter, Cerrey T/G supplier: MHI, SWPC EPC: MHI, UTEC, Initec, Dragados, Kepler, TIC Quick facts: This plant is also known as Chihuahua-II and is located in Delicias at about 1,480m elevation. The first block went commercial on 8 May 2001.
Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal de Electricidade |
Hermosillo Location: SON Operator: Mitsui Power Development and Management Americas Configuration: 1 x 250 MW GT24B single-shaft combined-cycle Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2001 HRSG supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Alstom, Duro Felguera Quick facts: Fenosa was awarded a power purchase agreement in Nov 1998. The IPP scheme also includes a 26km gas pipeline and the total development cost was about $275mn.
Photograph courtesy of Union Fenosa |
La Laguna-II Location: DGO Operator: Iberdrola Configuration: 500-MW 2+1 combined-cycle with 7001FA gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2005 HRSG supplier: ?? T/G supplier: GE EPC: ICA, Fluor
Photograph courtesy of Iberdrola |
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Naco-Nogales Location:SON Operator: Mitsui Power Development and Management Americas Configuration: 312 MW, 1+1 combined-cycle with W501G gas turbine Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2001 HRSG supplier: Mitsui Babcock T/G supplier: SWPC, Siemens EPC: Alstom Quick facts: The $236mn project was the tenth IPP licensed by CRE and has a 25yr PPA with CFE.
Photograph courtesy of Union Fenosa |
Norte-I Location: DGO Operator: Union Fenosa Centrales Mexicanas SA de CV Configuration: 460-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle with SGT6-5000Fgas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2010 HRSG supplier: Cerrey T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Cobra, Sener, Socoin, Sapco Construccion Quick facts: In 2007, Fenosa was awarded the contract for building and operating Norte-I. The plant cost about $434mn and has a 25yr PPA with CFE.
Photograph courtesy of Sapco Construccion |
Rosarito III & IV Location: BC Operator: Comision Federal de Electricidade Configuration: 2 X 270-MW single-shaft CCGT blocks with GT24 gas turbines, 280-MW 1+1 CCGT with W501F gas turbine Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2001-2009 HRSG supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: Alstom, Siemens EPC: Alstom, Duro Felguera, Isolux Quick facts: Alstom won a €250mn turnkey order for Rosarito-III in Oct 1999. Rosarito-IV was ordered in 2006.
Photograph courtesy of Isolux Corsan |
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Saltillo Location: COAH Operator: MT Falcon Holdings Configuration: 250-MW, 1+1 CCGT with W501FD2 gas turbine Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2007 HRSG supplier: Nooter, Cerrey T/G supplier: GE, ABB EPC: EDF Quick facts: Saltillo was developed and built by EDF and sold on to Union Fenosa. Fenosa was then acquired by Gas Natural, which decided to sell off selected power assets to pay-down debt. In Dec 2009, a JV of Mitsui and Tokyo Gas acquired Saltillo and and four other Mexican CCGT plants from Gas Natural for $1.2bn.
Photograph courtesy of
Combined Cycle Journal |
Samalayuca-II Location: CHIH Operator: Comision Federal de Electricidade Configuration: 3 X 240 MW, 1+1 combined-cycle with 7001FA gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1998 HRSG supplier: Aalborg T/G supplier: GE EPC: Bechtel, ICA, Fluor-Daniel Quick facts: The plant was financed and built by a consortium of GE, InterGen, ICA/Fluor-Daniel, and El Paso Corp on a build/lease/transfer (BLT) basis. The plant is leased to CFE which will operate it for 20yrs, after which outright ownership will be transferred to the utility.
Photograph courtesy of Marley Cooling Technologies
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Tamazunchale Location: SLP Operator: Iberdrola Configuration: Two 568-MW, 2+1 combined-cycle blocks with 7001FA gas turbines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2007 HRSG supplier: Deltak T/G supplier: GE EPC: Iberinco, IDOM Quick facts: In Jun 2007, this $500mn plant was opened by Iberdrola’s Chairman Ignacio Galán and Mexican President Felipe Calderón. It was the largest CCGT plant in Mexico to that date. The tender was awarded in Jul 2004 and for the first time involved a CFE fuel supply and delivery guarantee. Gas is supplied from the Altamira LNG terminal on the Gulf of Mexico via a 180km pipeline that went into operation in Oct 2006. The pipeline is Mexico's second largest privately-owned gas line. GE was also awarded a 25yr service agreement for the Tamazunchale power station.
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Valle de Mexico-4 Location: SON Operator: Comision Federal de Electricidad Configuration: 3 X 115 MW GT11N2 gas turbines repowering a 300-MW steam set Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2002 HRSG supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Alstom Quick facts: This is the largest repowering job ever completed in Mexico. In addition to the main generating equipment, Alstom supplied auxiliary equipment, engineering, the I&C system, and a switchyard.
Photograph courtesy of Alstom |
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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 08/20/11