Coal-Fired Plants in Chile

Bocamina Location: VII Region Operator: Endesa Chile Configuration: 1 X 128 MW Operation: 1970 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Ansaldo T/G supplier: Tosi, Marelli EPC: Ansaldo Quick facts: Average plant output is 240 GWh/yr. In Jun 2005, Endesa announced it would invest $2.5mn in a new Alstom baghouse for Bocamina. Ingendesa was the lead contractor for the project. In Dec 2007, a 350-MW steam set was orderd for a new unit at Bocamina. This will have a Tlmace boiler and go online in 2010. Photograph courtesy of CDEC-SIC Posted 16 Mar 2008	Guacolda Location: III Region Operator: Emp Electrica Guacolda Configuration: 2 X 152 MW Operation: 1995-1996 Fuel: bituminous & subbituminous coal Boiler supplier: MHI T/G supplier: MHI, Melco Quick facts: The plant is connected to Chile's  Interconnected Central System (SIC) by a 135km transmission line. AES Corp is a 49% owner. Photograph courtesy of Emp Electrica Guacolda Posted 16 Jun 2005	Huasco Steam Location: III Region Operator: Endesa Chile Configuration: 2 X 8 MW Operation: 1965 Fuel: coal Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: Siemens Quick facts: These units are in need of boiler repairs and are not in operation. Photograph courtesy of CDEC-SIC Posted 16 Mar 2008
Mejillones Location: II Region Operator: Edelnor Configuration: 1 X 150 MW, 1 X 175 MW Operation: 1996-1998 Fuel: bituminous & subbituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W Espanola, Ansaldo T/G supplier: Skoda, Ansaldo EPC: Initec, Ansaldo Photograph courtesy of Edelnor Posted 15 Sep 2005	Norgener Location: II Region Operator: AES Gener Configuration: 1 X 136 MW, 1 X 141 MW Operation: 1995-1997 Fuel: bituminous & subbituminous coal Boiler supplier: MHI T/G supplier: MHI, Melco Photograph courtesy of AES Gener Posted 29 Jan 2006	Tarapaca Location: I Region Operator: Cia Termoelectrica Tarapaca SA (Celta) Configuration: 1 X 154 MW Operation: 1998 Fuel: bituminous coal, oil Boiler supplier: Foster Wheeler T/G supplier: GE Photograph courtesy of Endesa Chile Posted 4 Feb 2006
	Ventanas Location: V Region Operator: AES Gener SA Configuration: 1 X 120 MW, 1 X 218 MW Operation: 1964-1977 Fuel: subbituminous coal, oil Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: GE Quick facts: Ventanas is an industrial city 160km northwest of Santiago. A 280-MW unit has been ordered from Ansaldo and Posco to extend the plant. Photograph courtesy of AES Corp Posted 3 Mar 2007

Abbreviations: B&W = Babcock & Wilcox, Melco = Mitsubishi Electric Co, MHI = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, MV = Metropolitan Vickers, PPA = power purchase agreement, pph pounds per hr, T/G = turbine generator

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

Updated 03/19/08