| Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Mexico |
| Location | South Mexicali, Baja California |
| Coordinates | 32°24′43″N 115°14′41″W / 32.41194°N 115.24472°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1973 |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | CP1: 4 × 37.5MW, 1 × 30MW CP2: 2 × 110MW CP3: 2 × 110MW CP4: 4 × 25MW CP5: 2 × 50MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 820 MW |
The Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station is a complex of geothermal power stations in Baja California, Mexico. It is the world's largest complex of geothermal power stations in terms of overall size and the second-largest in terms of energy output,[1] with an installed capacity of 820 MW.[2][3] The facility is located just south of Mexicali and consists of five individual units, named CP1 through CP5.
- ^ Magaly Flores-Armenta; Miguel Ramírez-Montes; Lilibeth Morales-Alcalá (2014), Geothermal activity and development in Mexico – keeping the production going (PDF), Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) Mexico
- ^ Bidding process to add 100MW to Cerro Prieto station, 16 December 2008, retrieved 2010-03-23
- ^ The four power houses of the Cerro Prieto Power Station, retrieved 2010-03-23