Bicentenario Combined-Cycle Power Plant Offline after Gas Pipeline Explodes in Argentina

CORDOBA, ARGENTINA--August 4, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources Latin America (Cordoba, Argentina)--On Friday morning, the 466-megawatt (MW) Bicentenario Combined-Cycle Power Plant in Pilar, Argentina, was evacuated following an explosion and resulting fire in the derivation pipelines that supply natural gas to the facility. Pilar is about 44 kilometers southeast of Cordoba, the second-largest city in Argentina. Within this article: Details on the evacuation, including affected capacity and current schedules.