Gas Turbine and Combined-Cycle
 Power Plants in South America

Cardon Genevapca Location: Venezuela Operator:  CA La Electricidad de Caracas Configuration: 3 X 105-MW W501D5A CHP Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1994-1995 T/G supplier: WH, Brush EPC: Raytheon Quick facts: In 1995, EDC created Genevapca to develop and operate IPPs. Later in the year, after a bidding exercise with 14 other companies, Genevapca was authorized to develop Venezuela’s first IPP, this gas-turbine CHP plant supplying PDVSA’s Maraven refinery in Cardon and Lagoven refinery in Amuay and VASSA, a company making mineral oils and other hydrocarbon products. Photograph courtesy of CA La Electricidad de Caracas Posted 21 May 2008	Castillito Location: Venezuela Operator:  CA La Electricidad de Valencia (Eleval) Configuration: 3 X 20-MW, 1 X 25-MW H-25 Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1995-2006 T/G supplier: ABB, Hitachi EPC: HPZ Venezuela, Mitsui Quick facts: Shown is the fourth unit at Castillito. This machine was acquired throguh Mitsui & Co. Photograph courtesy of HPZ Venezuela Posted 21 May 2008	Enrique Garcia Location: Ecuador Operator: Electroguayas SA 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
Oscar Machado Location: Venezuela Operator:  CA La Electricidad de Caracas Configuration: 5 X 90 MW W501D5A Fuel: natural gas, oil Operation: 1994-1995 T/G supplier: WH Quick facts: The first GTs went in at the Oscar Machado site near Caracas in the early 1960s. Photograph courtesy of CA La Electricidad de Caracas Posted 22 Dec 2001	La Tablada Location: Uruguay Operator: UTE Configuration: 2 X 115 MW 9001E gas turbines Fuel: distillate oil Operation: 1991-1992 T/G supplier: GE EPC: GE, Techint Photograph courtesy of Admin Nac de Usinas y Trans Elec (UTE) Posted 7 Feb 2004	Machala Location: Ecuador 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
	Termobarrancas Location: Venezuela Operator: TermoBarrancas CA Configuration: 2 X 171-MW 7001FA gas turbines Operation: 2007 Fuel: natural gas T/G supplier: GE EPC: Socoin, Inelectra, Schrader Camargo Quick facts: This plant was the second developed by Repsol YPF to burn locally-produced natural gas. In Aug 2004, Repsol began negotiating a PPA with PDVSA and a 15yr agreement was signed n Mar 2005. Termobarrancas has be designed for eventual conversion to combined-cycle operation. Photograph courtesy of Schrader Camargo Ingenieros Asociados Posted 21 May 2008

Abbreviations:  BOT = build-own-transfer, CC = combined-cycle, CHP = combined heat and power, EGT = European Gas Turbines, GE = General Electric , GT = gas turbine, HRSG = heat recovery steam generator, MHI = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SWPC = Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp, T/G = turbine generator

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

Updated 09/20/08

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