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Revision as of 13:37, 14 March 2014
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Brazilcoal}}The MPX Itaqui power project is a 360 megawatt coal-fired power station operated by Eneva (formerly MPX Energia) in São Luís de Maranhão, Brazil.
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Location
The map below shows São Luís de Maranhão, the plant's approximate location.
Background
In Brazil's A-5 energy auction of 2007, the Itaqui plant was granted a contract to produce an annual average of 315MW of power over a 15-year period. The Brazilian government agency ENEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) authorized the plant to begin commercial operations in March 2013. [1]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Eneva
- Parent company: MPX Energia SA, E.ON
- Location: São Luís de Maranhão, Brazil
- Coordinates: -2.6, -44.35 (approximate)
- Status: Operating
- Gross Capacity: 360MW
- Type: Subcritical
- Projected in service:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Itaqui inicia operação comercial,", Eneva, March 2013.
Related SourceWatch articles
External resources
(note: just use the "proposed" categories if the plant is new)
