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Oil-fired Steam-Electric Plants in Puerto Rico

Aguirre
Location: PR
Operator: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Configuration: 2 X 485 MW
Operation: 1975
Fuel: Fuel oil
Boiler supplier: CE
T/G supplier: BBC
EPC: United Engineers & Constructors
Quick facts: These are the largest generating units in Puerto Rico. Aguirre is connected to the grid at 230kV.

Photograph courtesy Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Posted 16 Jun 2007

Costa Sur
Location: PR
Operator: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Configuration: 2 X 44 MW, 2 X 83 MW, 2 X 410 MW
Operation: 1957-1973
Fuel: Fuel oil
Boiler supplier: CE
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: United Engineers & Constructors, Brown & Root
Quick facts: This plant is on Guayanilla Bay, a large industrial and petroleum port. North of the site is the CORCO petroleum importation and storage site, South Pearl Chemicals, and Gulf Chemical Corp. To the south of the project site is the EcoElectrica power plant and southwest of the site is Peerless Oil and Chemicals. Costa Sur also has two 20-MW combustion turbines.

Photograph courtesy Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Posted 16 Jun 2007

Palo Seco
Location: PR
Operator: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Configuration: 2 X 94 MW, 2 X 229 MW
Operation: 1960-1970
Fuel: Fuel oil
Boiler supplier: CE
T/G supplier: GE, WH
EPC: United Engineers & Constructors
Quick facts: Palo Seco also has six 20-MW combustion turbines. In Dec 2005, Open Systems International won a contract to supply a SCADA system for Palo Seco, part of a project to build a new indoor GIS substation and a 115/38KV GIS transmission center.

Photograph courtesy Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Posted 16 Jun 2007

San Juan
Location: PR
Operator: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Configuration: 4 X 100 MW
Operation: 1966-1969
Fuel: Fuel oil
Boiler supplier: B&W, CE
T/G supplier: GE, WH
EPC: Jackson & Moreland, Brown & Root
Quick facts: There are plans to repower the San Juan steam sets with a pair of 170-MW gas turbines. In 1997, PREPA began a 5yr, $3.4mn investment program to acquire and permanently preserve the natural habitat of Ciénaga Las Cucharillas, near the Palo Seco and San Juan plants.

Photograph courtesy Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Posted 16 Jun 2007

Abbreviations: AC = Allis Chalmers, CE = Combustion Engineering, GE = General Electric, T/G = turbine generator, WH = Westinghouse

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

Updated 06/16/07

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Aguirre Location: PR Operator: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Configuration: 2 X 485 MW Operation: 1975 Fuel: Fuel oil Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: BBC EPC: United Engineers & Constructors Quick facts: These are the largest generating units in Puerto Rico. Aguirre is connected to the grid at 230kV. Photograph courtesy Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Posted 16 Jun 2007	Costa Sur Location: PR Operator: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Configuration: 2 X 44 MW, 2 X 83 MW, 2 X 410 MW Operation: 1957-1973 Fuel: Fuel oil Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: GE EPC: United Engineers & Constructors, Brown & Root Quick facts: This plant is on Guayanilla Bay, a large industrial and petroleum port. North of the site is the CORCO petroleum importation and storage site, South Pearl Chemicals, and Gulf Chemical Corp. To the south of the project site is the EcoElectrica power plant and southwest of the site is Peerless Oil and Chemicals. Costa Sur also has two 20-MW combustion turbines. Photograph courtesy Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Posted 16 Jun 2007	Palo Seco Location: PR Operator: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Configuration: 2 X 94 MW, 2 X 229 MW Operation: 1960-1970 Fuel: Fuel oil Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: GE, WH EPC: United Engineers & Constructors Quick facts: Palo Seco also has six 20-MW combustion turbines. In Dec 2005, Open Systems International won a contract to supply a SCADA system for Palo Seco, part of a project to build a new indoor GIS substation and a 115/38KV GIS transmission center. Photograph courtesy Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Posted 16 Jun 2007

	San Juan Location: PR Operator: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Configuration: 4 X 100 MW Operation: 1966-1969 Fuel: Fuel oil Boiler supplier: B&W, CE T/G supplier: GE, WH EPC: Jackson & Moreland, Brown & Root Quick facts: There are plans to repower the San Juan steam sets with a pair of 170-MW gas turbines. In 1997, PREPA began a 5yr, $3.4mn investment program to acquire and permanently preserve the natural habitat of Ciénaga Las Cucharillas, near the Palo Seco and San Juan plants. Photograph courtesy Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Posted 16 Jun 2007