Arcos de la Frontera power plant

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Arcos de la Frontera power plant
location
Arcos de la Frontera power plant (Spain)
Arcos de la Frontera power plant
Coordinates 36 ° 40 '21 "  N , 5 ° 48' 58"  W Coordinates: 36 ° 40 '21 "  N , 5 ° 48' 58"  W.
country SpainSpain Spain
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Type Gas power plant
Primary energy natural gas
power 1600 MW
owner Iberdrola SA
operator Iberdrola SA
Start of operations 2004
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The Arcos de la Frontera power plant is a gas-fired power plant in the municipality of Arcos de la Frontera in the province of Cádiz ( Andalusia , Spain ).

The gas and steam combined cycle power plant operated with natural gas was built in two stages with a total investment of around 800 million euros. The plant was planned and built by General Electric . The operator and owner is 100 percent Iberdrola SA with the Operation & Maintenance IOMSA section . The location is around 15 kilometers south of Arcos de la Frontera.

The power plant has a total installed capacity of around 1.6  GW , which is distributed over three power plant blocks. The first two blocks went online in 2004, and the project was completed in 2005 with the final construction phase.

Technical specifications

Group I and II with 400 MW each and an efficiency of 56.7%
  • 2 GE gas turbines 9FA
  • 2 GE-D10 steam turbines
  • 4 GE-390H generators
  • 2 boiler systems
Group III with 800 MW, efficiency of 58%
  • 2 GE gas turbines 9FB
  • 1 GE-D11 steam turbine
  • 3 GE-330H generators
  • 2 boiler systems

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