Diesel and Gas-Engine Plants in Central America
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Amfels Location: Nicaragua Operator: Keppel FELS Configuration: 4 X 4-MW 3616 engines Fuel: heavy oil Operation: 1997 E/G supplier: Caterpillar EPC: USA Power & Light, NIMAC
Photograph courtesy of Caterpillar |
Choloma III Phase 1 Location: Honduras Operator: Empresa de Mantenimiento Construccion y Electricidad (EMCE) Configuration: 5 X 17.8-MW 18V48/60 engines Fuel: heavy oil Operation: 2004 E/G supplier: MAN B&W, ABB EPC: MAN B&W, PRINEL Proyectos de Ingeneria Electromecanica Quick facts: In Dec 2003, MAN B&W Diesel was awarded a turnkey contract for 13 of its 18V48/60 engines for Choloma III. Five engines were put online in Mar 2004 after 80 days of construction. The addition of six similar engines in 2007 made this the largest such power station ever supplied to that date by MAN Diesel. A 14th genset was later secured and is operated on a merchant basis outside the PPA. Still under construction is a 17-MW steam set which will enable combined-cycle operation of the plant. Funding for Choloma-III was secured from BCIE with a bridging loan covered by a guarantee from Euler-Hermes. The residual oil tank farm was supplied and installed by Chicago Bridge & Iron Co while Alfred Kuhse GmbH was the lead electrical contractor. ABB built the step-up transformers and heat exchangers and generator cooling systems came from Finncoil. Separators for the fuel oil and lubricant conditioning were supplied by Alfa Laval.
Photograph courtesy of MAN B&W Diesel |
Corinto Barge Location: Nicaragua Operator: Keppel FELS Configuration: 4 X 17.6-MW 18V48/60 engines Fuel: heavy oil Operation: 1999 E/G supplier: MAN B&W, Siemens EPC: NEPCO, Todd Pacific Shipyard Photograph
courtesy of NEPCO
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Ernesto Che Guavara-I Location: Nicaragua Operator: Empresa Nicaraguense de Electricidad Configuration: 12 X 1.7-MW 9H21/32 engines Fuel: heavy oil Operation: 2008 E/G supplier: Hyundai EPC: Hyundai Quick facts: This is one of a series of diesel power stations built by Nicaragua with financial and technical assistance from Cuba and Venezuela. This plant in Tipitapa is about 20km from Managua and was opened on 14 Jun 2008.
Photograph courtesy of Empresa Nicaraguense de Electricidad |
Miraflores Photograph
courtesy of MAN B&W |
Moin-I Location: Costa Rica Operator: Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Configuration: 4 X 8-MW 8PC2.5V400 engines Fuel: bunker oil, diesel Operation: 1977 E/G supplier: SEMT, IHI, Nishishiba Photographs courtesy of Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
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Pacora Location: Panama Operator: Pedregal Power Co S de RL Configuration: 3 X 16.7 MW 18V48/60 engines Fuel: heavy oil Operation: 2003 E/G supplier: MAN B&W EPC: BWSC Quick facts: This plant was ordered in early 2002 by a joint venture of El Paso International and the Caribbean Basin Power Fund run by Energy Investors Funds. Financing for the $50mn project was arranged by KfW. Power is purchased by a local power company owned by Union Fenosa. Photograph
courtesy of Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S |
Pavana III Location: Honduras Operator: Luz y Fuerza de San Lorenzo SA Configuration: 16 X 16.7-MW 18V46 engines Fuel: heavy oil Operation: 2004-2005 E/G supplier: Wartsila EPC: Wartsila Quick facts: This project originated with ENEE’s 2001 tender for 210 MW for 12yrs. In Nov 2002, ENEE awarded the PPA to Lufussa for electricity priced at $0.4638/kWh. In Aug 2003, Lufussa ordered the engines and the plant was inagurated in Jan 2005 -- 12mos ahead of schedule -- by Honduran President Ricardo Maduro. This was Wartisila's largest project to that date and cost $190mn. Pavana III was one of the first installations equipped with a condition-based maintenance (CBM) system connected online to Wartsila’s CBM center in Vaasa, Finland.
Photograph courtesy of Wartsila |
Saboga Location: Panama Operator: Termica del Noreste SA Configuration: 1 X 1 MW 3512 engines, 2 X 800 kW 3412 engines Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 1999-2000 E/G supplier: Caterpillar EPC: Ingeniería Especializada SA Quick facts: In Jun 2000, Ternor acquired thirteen power plants throughout the country from Elektra and an exclusive, 10yr power purchase agreement expiring in June 2010.
Photograph courtesy of Inter-American
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Santa Fe Location: Panama Operator: Termica del Noreste SA Configuration: 4 X 1.21 MW 8L23/30H engines Fuel: heavy oil Operation: 2002-2006 E/G supplier: MAN, Kaick Quick facts: In 2002, Ternor received an eight-year IIC loan for $3mn. The loan was used to acquire facilities from Elektra, especially the largest plant located in Santa Fe.
Photograph courtesy of Inter-American
Investment Corp |
Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 07/10/11
