The Alborada Power Station is a 78-megawatt (MW) simple-cycle facility in Escuintla, Guatemala, which began commercial operation in 1995.
Alborada Power Station provides power to Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala, S.A. (EEGSA), providing an economical and flexible source of power for Guatemala's long-term power requirements.
Alborada Power Station is owned by Tampa Centro Americana Electricidad, Limitada, of TECO Guatemala as the majority owner and a prominent business group in Guatemala.
The project consists of two new state-of-the-art GE LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbines operating in simple cycle, fueled by distillate oil. The chiller system cools the gas turbine inlet air to achieve the gas turbine optimum inlet temperatures raising the total plant output from 65 mega-watts (MW) to 78 MW at ambient site conditions.
The facility includes a 230 KV switchyard and 1.7 km of transmission line connecting the switchyard with EEGSA's substation. The facility design provides for expansion to combined-cycle for a total of 101 MW.
TECO Guatemala oversees all operations and maintenance for the facility.
