Government Guaranteed Gas Supply to New Power Plants

During an interview with the Deputy Minister of Industrialization, Trade, Transport and Storage of Hydrocarbons, Alvaro Arnez, guaranteed supply of natural gas to thermoelectric projects that are being run in different parts of the country.

"The three major projects that we have is the expansion of Thermoelectric Bulo Bulo with 50 megawatts (MW), the Thermal South with 160 MW thermal and 200 MW Warnes, these three power plants will have a gas consumption different management phases States about 2014 million cubic meters per day (MCF), "said the Deputy Minister.

According to the authority's estimate of the thermoelectric consumption would be: Bulo Bulo MMmcd 0.6, Thermoelectric MMmcd South with 1.1 and 1.4 Thermoelectric MMmcd Warnes, all contribute in total 410 MW to the national grid (SIN).

Currently, all the natural gas consumption for electricity generation in the country is divided as follows: 35% residential consumption, industrial consumption 30%, 20% commercial consumption and the remaining 15% to other activities.

"As a government we aim to ensure the domestic market demand, as a basic service and a fundamental right, work in this direction with a future vision and temporary," said Arnez.

For the present management to the average 64.5 MMmcd that will meet the domestic demand and export markets for natural gas will increase.