Ventanas Power Plant is a

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. The plant produces 875 MW of

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, and is the largest power plant in Chile.The unloading dock extends directly into the Pacific and carries a pipe line for cooling water that siphons water from the ocea
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The plant was originally built in 1964 then expanded in 1977, 2010 and 2013. It is currently operated by Gener S.A. The plant employs 965 own workers and 870 contractual employees.

Impacts of Ventana Unit 4

The latest addition to AES Gener's Ventanas coal-fired complex, Campiche was originally scheduled for completion in May 2011. However, in June 2009, Chile's Supreme Court ordered that construction be halted, citing improper zoning of the plant. AES Gener had already completed 40% of the $500 million project before it was halted. Subsequent regulatory changes allowed construction of the plant to resume, but the project was again suspended in early 2010 as Puchuncaví municipality took legal steps against the plant due to environmental concerns. In July, 2010, AES Gener reached an agreement with Puchuncaví to renew construction of Campiche, promising in return to invest nearly US$80 million in environmental improvements of the company's local thermal power plants, in public projects and forestation."AES Gener gets municipal permit to resume work on Campiche TPP,"
See News, August 17, 2010. The plant was brought online in March 2013."Campiche online, Ventanas now Chile's largest power plant,"
, BNAmericas, March 2013. In late December 2013, several tons of sardines washed up dead on Ventanas beach near the plant, spurring renewed controversy over Campiche's environmental impact and prompting calls for suspension of operations."AES GENER reconoce falla en Ventanas que coincide con mortandad de peces en la costa,"
, El Ciudadano, December 2013.
, La Nación, December 2013."Piden no autorizar operación de Central Campiche hasta determinar su responsabilidad en muerte de sardinas en Ventanas,"
, Revista Electricidad, December 2013.

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Impacts of Ventana Unit 4

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