Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station

Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station
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CountryMexico
LocationSouth Mexicali, Baja California
Coordinates32°24′43″N 115°14′41″W / 32.41194°N 115.24472°W / 32.41194; -115.24472
StatusOperational
Commission date1973
Power generation
Units operationalCP1: 4 × 37.5MW, 1 × 30MW
CP2: 2 × 110MW
CP3: 2 × 110MW
CP4: 4 × 25MW
CP5: 2 × 50MW
Nameplate capacity820 MW
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The Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station is a complex of geothermal power stations in Baja California, Mexico. It is the world's largest complex of geothermal power stations in terms of overall size and the second-largest in terms of energy output,[1] with an installed capacity of 820 MW.[2][3] The facility is located just south of Mexicali and consists of five individual units, named CP1 through CP5.

Stations

Cerro Prieto I

The CP1 powerhouse (32°24′43″N 115°14′41″W / 32.41194°N 115.24472°W / 32.41194; -115.24472 (Cerro Prieto I)) has a total installed capacity of 180 MW,[4] generated by four units of 37.5 MW and one unit of 30 MW. Units 1 and 2 of this powerhouse was commissioned between 1973, followed by 3 and 4 in 1981.[5]

Cerro Prieto II

The CP2 powerhouse (32°23′27″N 115°13′33″W / 32.39083°N 115.22583°W / 32.39083; -115.22583 (Cerro Prieto II)) has a total installed capacity of 220 MW,[4] generated by two 110 MW units which were commissioned in 1982.[5]

Cerro Prieto III

The CP3 powerhouse (32°23′52″N 115°14′18″W / 32.39778°N 115.23833°W / 32.39778; -115.23833 (Cerro Prieto III)) has a total installed capacity of 220 MW,[4] generated by two identical units as CP2, measuring 110 MW. This powerhouse was commissioned in 1983, a year after the commissioning of CP2.[5]

Cerro Prieto IV

The CP4 station (32°24′15″N 115°12′43″W / 32.40417°N 115.21194°W / 32.40417; -115.21194 (Cerro Prieto IV)) commenced operations in July 2000, and consists of four turbines, each with a capacity of 25 MW.[3][4][5][6]

Cerro Prieto V

The CP5 station (32°24′54″N 115°15′08″W / 32.415041°N 115.252108°W / 32.415041; -115.252108 (Cerro Prieto V)) is the newest powerhouse of the Cerro Prieto station. It was proposed in July 2009, with the commencement of constructions in September 2009. CP5 will consist of two 50 MW units, increasing the total capacity of the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station by 100 MW.[2][7]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Magaly Flores-Armenta; Miguel Ramírez-Montes; Lilibeth Morales-Alcalá (2014), Geothermal activity and development in Mexico – keeping the production going (PDF), Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) Mexico
  2. ^ a b Bidding process to add 100MW to Cerro Prieto station, 16 December 2008, retrieved 2010-03-23
  3. ^ a b The four power houses of the Cerro Prieto Power Station, retrieved 2010-03-23
  4. ^ a b c d Powerhouses of the Cerro Prieto Power Station, retrieved 2010-03-23
  5. ^ a b c d Dipippo, Ronald (13 November 2007), Geothermal power plants, Elsevier Science & Technology Books, pp. 300–313, ISBN 9780750686204, retrieved 2010-03-23
  6. ^ Cerro Prieto IV, archived from the original on 2010-10-06, retrieved 2010-03-23
  7. ^ http://sinat.semarnat.gob.mx/dgiraDocs/documentos/bc/estudios/2007/02BC2007E0001.pdf [bare URL PDF]