Diesel and Gas-Engine Plants in South America - other

Arica Location: Chile Operator: E-CL Configuration: 14.3 MW Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 1953-?? T/G supplier: Mirrlees, GM Quick facts: Arica DPP is on avenida Santa María n Arica. Photograph courtesy of E-CL Posted 28 Dec 2011	Cristiano Rocha Location: Brazil Operator: Rio Amazonas Energia SA Configuration: 5 X 17.08 MW 18V46 engines Fuel: heavy oil Operation: 2006 E/G supplier: Wartsila EPC: Wartsila Quick facts: Cristiano Rocha is in Manaus and started up in Nov 2006. Electricity is supplied to local Eletrobrás company Amazonas Distribuidora de Energia SA (formerly Manaus Energia). The plant is planned for conversion to natural gas. RAESA is controlled by Multiner. Photograph courtesy of Multiner SA Posted 10 Apr 2011	GERA Location: Brazil Operator: Usina Geradora de Energia do Amazonas SA Configuration: 5 X 16.6 MW 18V46 engines Fuel: heavy oil Operation: 2006 E/G supplier: Wartsila EPC: Wartsila Quick facts: This plant was ordered in Oct 2005. In Aug 2006, Development Fund of the Amazon (FDA) agreed $63.2mn in financing for the Gera project and an additional $21.1mn was supplied by the Constitutional Fund of the North (FNO). The contract was worth about €45mn to Wartsila. Photograph courtesy of Grupo Servtec Posted 15 Aug 2009
Loma los Colorados Landfill Phase-II Location: Chile Operator: KDM Energia SA Configuration: 7 X 1.41-MW J-420 GS engines Fuel: landfill gas Operation: 2011 E/G supplier: Jenbacher Quick facts: This $40mn project is the first landfill gas power plant in Chile and only the second full-size LFG power project in South America.. KDM is a company of Urbaser-Danner and ultimately an affiliate of Spain's ACS. Two 1-MW Waukesha engines were built as Phase-I. The Loma Los Colorados Landfill is in Til-Til 63km north of Santiago and takes a third of all of Chile's landfilled refuse. This is delivered via a rail line completed in May 2003. Photograph courtesy of KDM Energia SA Posted 20 Nov 2011	Ibague Location: Colombia Operator: Colombia Energy Operators SA Configuration: 5 X 4.9-MW 18V34SG engines Fuel: natural gas Operation: 1998 E/G supplier: Wartsila Quick facts: The plant supplies the Cimentos Diamante (CEMEX) cement plant, which has an annual capacity of 2mn tons. Photograph courtesy of Wartsila Posted 10 Feb 2005	Serra do Navio Location: Brazil Operator: Amapari Energy Configuration: 12 X 1.9 MW Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 2008 E/G supplier: MAN/STX Quick facts: Amapari Energy is a 51/49 partnership between MPX and Eletronorte. The plant went online in Jun 2008 and has a contract to supply electricity directly to the Anglo Ferrous Mining Amapá and serves the cities of Serra do Navio and Pedra Branca do Amapari in emergencies. Photograph courtesy of MPX Energia Posted 9 Apr 2011
Sete Lagoas Location: Brazil Operator: Cummins Brasil Configuration: 44 X 1.5-MW 2000 DQKC engines Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 2002 E/G supplier: Cummins EPC: Distribuidora Cummins Minas SA Quick facts: The plant was deployed in Minas Gerais as part of Brazil's emergency generation program. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 19 Mar 2005		Tamaya Location: Chile Operator: E-CL Configuration: 10 X 10.4 MW Fuel: diesel oil Operation: 2009 T/G supplier: Sulzer Quick facts: The Tamaya plant is in Barriles 25km east ot Tocopilla. It was built on a fast-track basis using refurbished engines relocated from China when Argentine gas supplies were interrupted. Photograph courtesy of E-CL Posted 28 Dec 2011

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