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LAGUNA VERDE-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
BWR
BWR-5
COMISION FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD
COMISION FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
777
MW
e
780
MW
e
805
MW
e
2317
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
27 Sep, 1976
04 Nov, 1988
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
09 Apr, 1989
25 Jul, 1990
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
158.27 TW.h
80.4 %
83.8 %
19.6 %
78.5 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
Operating History
Year
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Annual Time On Line
[h]
Operation Factor
[%]
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
Load Factor
[%]
Annual
Cumulative
Annual
Cumulative
1989
311.180
654
2182
1990
2775.820
640
5370
96.7
87.6
87.6
86.6
86.6
1991
4062.090
640
7022
80.2
74.4
78.3
72.4
76.6
1992
3746.440
654
7024
80.0
70.4
75.0
65.2
71.8
1993
4724.420
654
7851
89.6
90.6
79.6
82.5
75.0
1994
4061.960
628
7095
81.0
73.8
78.3
73.8
74.7
1995
4154.060
628
7128
81.4
75.5
77.8
75.5
74.9
1996
3442.340
655
6628
75.5
68.8
76.4
59.8
72.5
1997
5218.800
615
8577
97.9
95.9
78.9
96.9
75.6
1998
4412.450
655
7359
84.0
81.7
79.2
76.9
75.8
1999
4450.970
682
7466
85.2
81.5
79.5
75.8
75.8
2000
4577.650
645
7409
84.4
80.3
79.6
80.8
76.3
2001
4144.300
645
6808
77.7
73.2
79.0
73.4
76.0
2002
4196.250
680
6876
78.5
75.8
78.7
70.4
75.5
2003
5415.440
680
8642
98.6
97.6
80.2
90.9
76.7
2004
4168.900
680
6818
77.6
75.2
79.8
69.8
76.2
2005
5007.750
680
7884
90.0
88.2
80.4
84.1
76.8
2006
5529.730
680
8624
98.4
97.6
81.5
92.8
77.8
2007
5027.190
680
7963
90.9
89.4
82.0
84.4
78.2
2008
3797.810
650
6169
70.2
67.9
81.2
66.5
77.6
2009
5454.490
650
8534
97.4
95.0
81.9
95.8
78.5
2010
1886.550
650
3391
38.7
41.7
80.0
33.1
76.3
2011
4921.750
650
7598
86.7
84.2
80.2
86.4
76.8
2012
3418.650
765
5209
59.3
51.5
78.7
51.5
75.5
2013
5719.460
665
8585
98.0
97.4
79.5
98.2
76.4
2014
4875.980
665
7461
85.2
81.8
79.6
83.7
76.7
2015
4741.770
665
7033
80.3
79.9
79.6
81.4
76.9
2016
5096.560
777
6716
76.5
77.0
79.5
77.4
76.9
2017
5014.490
777
7454
85.1
73.5
79.2
73.7
76.8
2018
6496.560
777
8523
97.3
95.2
79.9
95.4
77.6
2019
5803.840
777
7754
88.5
85.1
80.1
85.3
77.9
2020
5394.160
777
7629
86.8
78.8
80.0
79.0
77.9
2021
6164.500
777
8035
91.7
90.4
80.4
90.6
78.4
2022
5537.790
777
7432
84.8
81.2
80.4
81.4
78.5
2023
5449.450
777
7349
83.9
80.5
80.4
80.1
78.5
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-03-22
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