Tres Virgenes Combined-Cycle power station

Part of the Global Gas Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor and Center for Media and Democracy project.

Tres Virgenes power station is an operating 10-megawatt (MW) thermoelectric power plant in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the proposed power station in Tres Virgenes, the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico.

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Background

Mexico`s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) originally called for bids for this geothermal plant in 1998.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Comisión Federal de Electricidad
• Parent company: Comisión Federal de Electricidad
• Location: Tres Virgenes, the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico
• Coordinates: 27.4703, -112.5919 (approximate)
• Gross capacity (existing): 10 MW
  • Geothermal: 10 MW (no start-up date)