Compañía Administradora del Mercado Mayorista Eléctrico S.A. (Cammesa) has authorized the start-up of the eighth gas turbine at the Modesto Maranzana Thermal Power Plant, operated by Grupo Albanesi, in Río Cuarto, Córdoba.
This energy expansion project has required an investment of US$190 million, being part of the effort to convert the open-cycle thermal power plant to combined cycle. to a combined cycle thermal generation plant. . This power plant is Albanesi’s largest installation in Argentina.
Modesto Maranzana Thermal Power Plant: project stages
[post_relacionado]The second phase of the project, scheduled to be inaugurated in the last quarter of the year, includes the activation of a new steam turbine that will add 125 MW to the plant’s installed capacity. With this addition, the plant will reach a total capacity of 475 MW, consolidating its position as a key pillar for electricity supply in Córdoba, currently supplying 25% of the energy consumed in the province.
This development is part of an ambitious investment plan that exceeds US$500 million, noted Albanesi Group, the leading marketer of natural gas natural gas marketer in Argentina. Among the most relevant initiatives, it is worth mentioning the completion of the expansion and closing of the combined cycle of the Ezeiza Thermal Power Plant, which has doubled its installed capacity from 150 MW to 300 MW since April, with an investment of more than 220 million dollars.
Progress of the Modesto Maranzana Thermal Power Plant. Source: Albanesi Group.
Another significant investment is the construction of the Arroyo Seco Cogeneration Plant in Santa Fe.. This project, with an investment of more than US$150 million, will have an installed capacity of 130 MW that will be connected to the Argentine Interconnection System (SADI) and will produce 180 tons per hour of process steam for the industry. This steam will be supplied to the Louis Dreyfus Company’s industrial complex for its production process.
The first stage is expected to be operational in the third quarter of this year and the second stage in the first quarter of 2025.
By the end of the year, Albanesi, with 95 years of experience in the electricity generation market power generation and natural gas supply and natural gas supply, will approach 2,000 MW of installed capacity through its 10 plants equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including the Cogeneration Plant in Talara, northern Peru.
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Source: Albanesi Group
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