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LAGUNA VERDE-2
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
775
MW
e
780
MW
e
803
MW
e
2317
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
31 May, 1977
05 Sep, 1994
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
10 Nov, 1994
09 Apr, 1995
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
143.67 TW.h
83.2 %
86.6 %
16.8 %
81.4 %
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
1994
Data from a trial operation not provided
1995
3379.400
628
5687
89.3
84.5
84.5
84.5
84.5
1996
3668.410
619
6657
75.8
71.0
76.7
67.5
74.7
1997
4805.530
627
7897
90.2
88.9
81.2
87.5
79.4
1998
4411.900
655
7609
86.9
83.0
81.7
76.9
78.7
1999
5110.570
682
8459
96.6
92.3
84.0
87.3
80.6
2000
3339.070
645
5865
66.8
56.6
79.2
58.9
76.8
2001
4228.060
645
6952
79.4
74.7
78.6
74.8
76.5
2002
5161.000
680
8273
94.4
91.5
80.3
86.6
77.9
2003
4604.830
680
7359
84.0
82.2
80.5
77.3
77.8
2004
4578.180
680
7449
84.8
83.0
80.8
76.6
77.7
2005
5310.300
680
8611
98.3
96.5
82.3
89.2
78.8
2006
4870.210
680
8003
91.4
90.2
83.0
81.8
79.0
2007
4920.190
680
8013
91.5
89.9
83.6
82.6
79.3
2008
5560.950
650
8730
99.4
98.3
84.6
97.4
80.6
2009
4653.650
650
7386
84.3
81.9
84.4
81.7
80.7
2010
3705.880
650
6289
71.8
65.4
83.2
65.1
79.7
2011
4391.620
650
7111
81.2
75.7
82.8
77.1
79.6
2012
4993.390
765
6854
78.0
73.6
82.2
74.3
79.2
2013
5657.680
665
8522
97.3
97.8
83.0
97.1
80.2
2014
4435.620
665
6705
76.6
75.0
82.6
76.2
80.0
2015
6442.960
775
8600
98.2
95.0
83.3
94.9
80.8
2016
5175.730
775
7194
81.9
76.0
82.9
76.0
80.6
2017
5557.430
775
7526
85.9
81.7
82.9
81.9
80.6
2018
6703.770
775
8726
99.6
98.5
83.6
98.7
81.5
2019
5076.890
775
7096
81.0
74.7
83.2
74.8
81.2
2020
5470.110
775
7435
84.6
80.2
83.1
80.4
81.2
2021
5441.040
775
7372
84.2
80.0
83.0
80.2
81.1
2022
5001.670
775
7089
80.9
73.6
82.6
73.7
80.8
2023
6594.140
775
8721
99.6
97.4
83.2
97.1
81.4
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-04-22
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