Difference between revisions of "MPX Itaqui power project"

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==Background==
 
==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. <ref name=Eneva>[http://www.eneva.com.br/pt/nossos-negocios/geracao-de-energia/empreendimentos/ute-itaqui/Paginas/itaqui.aspx "Itaqui inicia operação comercial,"], Eneva, March 2013.</ref>  
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In Brazil's A-5 energy auction of 2007, the Itaqui plant won a contract to produce an annual average of 315MW of power over a 15-year period. In October 2012, the government environmental agency IBAMA (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente) granted an operating license to the plant, and in March 2013 the electrical agency ENEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) authorized the plant to begin commercial operations. <ref name=Eneva>[http://www.eneva.com.br/pt/sala-de-imprensa/noticias/Paginas/UTE-Itaqui,-da-MPX,-obtem-licenca-de-operacao-emitida-pelo-Ibama.aspx "UTE Itaqui obtém licença de operação emitida pelo Ibama,"], Eneva, October 2012.</ref><ref name=Eneva2>[http://www.eneva.com.br/pt/nossos-negocios/geracao-de-energia/empreendimentos/ute-itaqui/Paginas/itaqui.aspx "Itaqui inicia operação comercial,"], Eneva, March 2013.</ref>  
  
 
==Project Details==  
 
==Project Details==  

Revision as of 14:49, 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.

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 won a contract to produce an annual average of 315MW of power over a 15-year period. In October 2012, the government environmental agency IBAMA (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente) granted an operating license to the plant, and in March 2013 the electrical agency ENEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) authorized the plant to begin commercial operations. [1][2]

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:

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References

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(note: just use the "proposed" categories if the plant is new)