Nehuenco Power Plant or Nehuenco I or 1 is a

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Quillota Quillota is a city located in the Aconcagua River valley in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is the capital and largest city of Quillota Province, where many inhabitants live in the outlying farming areas of San Isidro, La Palma, Pocochay ...

Valparaíso Region The Valparaíso Region ( es, Región de Valparaíso, links=no, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 , and fourth-smallest area of , ...

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. The plant uses both natural gas and

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as fuel and produces 368 MW of

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.Electricity generation capacity of Chile
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/ref> The plant was built in 1999 and is run by Colbún S.A.Descripción de cada central
by Colbún S.A. Nehuenco II Power Plant or Nehuenco 2 is a similar station on the same site with the same operator. The plant produces 390 MW of electricity. The plant was built in 2003.Descripción de cada central
by Colbún S.A.

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