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Coal-Fired Plants in Latin America & the Caribbean

Barahona
Location: Dominican Republic
Operator: Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina
Configuration: 1 X 45 MW
Operation: 1994
Fuel: coal, bagasse
Boiler supplier: Distral
T/G supplier: ABB
EPC: ABB
Quick facts: In 2000-2001, Sadelmi completed a $24mn overhaul of the plant

Photograph courtesy of Sadelmi
Posted 18 Nov 2005

Le Moule
Location: Guadeloupe
Operator: Compagnie Thermique du Moule
Configuration: 2 X 32 MW
Operation: 1999
Fuel: coal, bagasse
Boiler supplier: Babcock-Enterprise
T/G supplier: Thermodyn, Jeumont
EPC: SIDEC
Quick facts: This plant burns about 160,000 tpy of South American coal and 180,000 tpy of bagasse. Average output is 400 GWh/yr, about 25% of Guadeloupe's electricity demand.

Photograph courtesy of Sechilienne-Sidec
Posted 8 Apr 2006

AES Puerto Rico
Location: Puerto Rico
Operator: AES Corp
Configuration: 2 X 255 MW cogen
Fuel: coal
Operation: 2002
Boiler supplier: Alstom
T/G supplier: Alstom
EPC: Duke/Fluor-Daniel
Quick facts: This is the first solid-fuel power station in the Commonwealth and sells electricity to Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority under a 25yr PPA the plant also produces and sells up to 400,000 pph of steam to Phillips Puerto Rico Core Inc.

Photograph courtesy of Power
Posted 19 Mar 2005

Termopaipa
Location: Colombia
Operator: Sochagota SA
Configuration: 1 X 165 MW
Operation: 1999
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Babcock & Wilcox Espanola
T/G supplier: ABB
EPC: Initec Energia, ABB
Quick facts: After six years of development and construction, this $220mn project was the first overseas power plant planned, financed and built by STEAG. TermoPaipa has a 20yr PPA with regional utility Empresa de Energía de Boyacá SA. The site is at 2,500m altitude.

Photograph courtesy of STEAG AG
Posted 17 Aug 2005

Abbreviations: ABB = ASEA Brown Boveri, BBC = Brown Boveri, B&W = Babcock & Wilcox, PPA = power purchase agreement, pph = pounds per hr, T/G = turbine generator

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

Updated 12/30/07

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Barahona Location: Dominican Republic Operator: Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina Configuration: 1 X 45 MW Operation: 1994 Fuel: coal, bagasse Boiler supplier: Distral T/G supplier: ABB EPC: ABB Quick facts: In 2000-2001, Sadelmi completed a $24mn overhaul of the plant Photograph courtesy of Sadelmi Posted 18 Nov 2005	Le Moule Location: Guadeloupe Operator: Compagnie Thermique du Moule Configuration: 2 X 32 MW Operation: 1999 Fuel: coal, bagasse Boiler supplier: Babcock-Enterprise T/G supplier: Thermodyn, Jeumont EPC: SIDEC Quick facts: This plant burns about 160,000 tpy of South American coal and 180,000 tpy of bagasse. Average output is 400 GWh/yr, about 25% of Guadeloupe's electricity demand. Photograph courtesy of Sechilienne-Sidec Posted 8 Apr 2006	AES Puerto Rico Location: Puerto Rico Operator: AES Corp Configuration: 2 X 255 MW cogen Fuel: coal Operation: 2002 Boiler supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Duke/Fluor-Daniel Quick facts: This is the first solid-fuel power station in the Commonwealth and sells electricity to Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority under a 25yr PPA the plant also produces and sells up to 400,000 pph of steam to Phillips Puerto Rico Core Inc. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 19 Mar 2005

	Termopaipa Location: Colombia Operator: Sochagota SA Configuration: 1 X 165 MW Operation: 1999 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Babcock & Wilcox Espanola T/G supplier: ABB EPC: Initec Energia, ABB Quick facts: After six years of development and construction, this $220mn project was the first overseas power plant planned, financed and built by STEAG. TermoPaipa has a 20yr PPA with regional utility Empresa de Energía de Boyacá SA. The site is at 2,500m altitude. Photograph courtesy of STEAG AG Posted 17 Aug 2005