Macau Power Station

Macau Power Station
澳門發電廠
Location of Macau Power Station
澳門發電廠 in Macau
Country People's Republic of China
Location Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Macau
Coordinates 22°12′15″N 113°33′17″E / 22.20417°N 113.55472°ECoordinates: 22°12′15″N 113°33′17″E / 22.20417°N 113.55472°E
Status Operational
Commission date 1973 (T22-T23)
1983 (D25-D28)
Owner(s) Companhia de Electricidade de Macau
Power generation
Units operational 2 X 15.1 MW (gas)
4 X 8.5 MW (diesel)
Nameplate capacity 64.2 MW
Website
www.cem-macau.com

The Macau Power Station (CMC; Chinese: 澳門發電廠) is a gas and diesel-fired power station in Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Macau, China. Commissioned in 1973 for its first two units, it is the first power station in Macau.

History

The first two units of gas turbine of CMC was commissioned in 1973 with a total capacity of 30.2 MW. In 1983, four units of diesel fuel turbine were added to the power station, adding another 34 MW to the plant, which made the total installed capacity of CMC became 64.2 MW.[1]

Generation

The power station installed capacity makes up 13% of Macau's total installed capacity.

See also

References

  1. "[CEM - Companhia de Electricidade de Macau] Generation". Cem-macau.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.