Cerro Prieto II (220 MW) and III (220 MW) Geothermoelectric Plants
- Key words
- Power Generation; Well Completion; Production; Utilities; Mexico; Cerro Prieto; Well Casing; Casing; Wellheads; CFE; Chemical Composition; Turbines; Condensers; NCG; Thermodynamics; Dual Flash; Efficiency; Exergy; Plant Factors
- Location
- Cerro Prieto, Mexico
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1990
- Session
- Power plant design and operation; Flash steam power generati
- Language
- English
Abstract
Geothermal plants Cerro Prieto II and III of 220 MW each achieved excellent operation conditions during 1987 with plant factors of 0.75 and 0.86, respectively. This demonstrates the operation of large geothermal plants with plant factors higher than have been achieved in Mexican thermoelectric plants. With the total installed capacity in the Cerro Prieto field of 620 MW, 4 TW h of electrical power have been generated in 1987 which represents a saving of 7.55 million barrels of oil.
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