The Betano Power Station (Portuguese Central Eléctrica de Betano) is an oil power station located northeast of
Betano, in the
Manufahi District of
East Timor. It was built to supply the South coast of East Timor with electricity, while the North coast is supplied by the Hera power station.
The power station was inaugurated on August 20, 2013.
It has a total output of 136 MW, supplied by eight
Wärtsilä 18V46 engine generators.
For comparison, the capacity of the Hera power station is slightly lower at 119 MW.
The power station was built by China Nuclear Industry 22nd Construction Company (CNI22).
It is owned by Electricidade de Timor-Leste (EDTL), but operated by the Indonesian company Puri Akraya Engineering Ltd.
In October 2017, Wartsilä signed a new five-year contract for maintenance of the power station.
As of January 2017, the station runs on light fuel oil, but heavy fuel oil and natural gas can be used as alternatives.
Electrical substation
A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions. Between the generating station and ...
2017-02-24 Central Eléctrica de Betano 5.jpg , Interior of the power station
2017-02-24 Central Eléctrica de Betano 6.jpg , Cooling cells
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Power stations in East Timor
2013 establishments in East Timor
Energy infrastructure completed in 2013
Oil-fired power stations in Asia