Nueva Renca Combined Cycle Power Plant is a 379MW gas fired power project. It is located in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in January 1997. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is co-owned by Andes Mining and Energy and Electricite de France, with their respective ownership stake of 50% each.

It is a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is natural gas. In case of shortage of natural gas the plant can also run on Diesel.

The project emitted 60.9t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.

Development status

The project got commissioned in January 1997.

Power purchase agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Sistema Interconectado Central under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors involved

GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for the Gas fired project. The company provided 1 unit of 9FA gas turbine.

GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for the Gas fired project. The company provided 1 unit of D11 steam turbine.

GE Power supplied electric generator for the project.

GE Power supplied electric generator for the project.

Vogt Power International supplied steam boiler for the project.

Vogt Power International supplied steam boiler for the project.

GE Power is the O&M contractor for thermal power project. The operation and maintenance contract commenced from 2015, for a period of 15 years.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.