Gas
Turbine and Combined-Cycle
Power Plants in South America
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Cardon Genevapca Photograph courtesy of CA La Electricidad
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Castillito Photograph courtesy of HPZ
Venezuela |
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
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Oscar Machado Photograph courtesy of CA La Electricidad
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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)
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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
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Mollendo Location: Ecuador Operator: Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA (Egasa) Configuration: 2 X 37.5 MW 6001E gas turbines, 3 X 10.5 MW 16MB430V engines Fuel: diesel oil, heavy oil Operation: 1997-1999 T/E/G supplier: Alstom, Mirrlees, Brush EPC: Alstom Quick facts: Construction of the IC component at Mollendo began in 1996 to supply the Sistema Interconectado Sur Oeste (SISO) covering the departments of Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna. In 1997, Cuzco and Puno departments were joined to the SISO grid. The IC plant went commercial in Apr 1998. In 1998, the flooding of the Machupicchu hydro plant in Cuzco led to a regional supply crisis and in Feb 1998, the government authorized the acquisition of two GTs . These commissioned in Sep 2000. The Mollendo plant is connected to the 138kV grid and is generally on standby since Machupicchu went back online. The two Mollendo GTs are planned for transfer to Independence-Pisco and conversion to Camisea natural gas at a total cost of about $8mn. Photograph courtesy of
Empresa de Generacion Arequipa SA |
Termobarrancas Photograph courtesy of Schrader Camargo Ingenieros Asociados |
Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 08/26/09
