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| − | {{#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. Originally known as UTE Termomaranhão, the plant now goes by the official name UTE Porto do Itaqui. | + | {{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Brazilcoal}}The '''MPX Itaqui power project''' is a 360-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station operated by Eneva (formerly MPX Energia) in São Luís de Maranhão, Brazil. Originally known as UTE Termomaranhão, the plant now goes by the official name UTE Porto do Itaqui. |
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
The map below shows São Luís de Maranhão, the plant's approximate location. | The map below shows São Luís de Maranhão, the plant's approximate location. | ||
{{#display_map:-2.6, -44.35|width=600|height=500|type=normal|zoom=7}} | {{#display_map:-2.6, -44.35|width=600|height=500|type=normal|zoom=7}} | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Diferencial Energia, original developer of the Itaqui project, sold generation rights in March 2007 to Brazilian power holding company EDB <ref name=BNAmericas>[http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/EDB_buys_Maranhao_project_generation_rights "EDB buys Maranhão project generation rights,"], Business News Americas, April 2007.</ref>, which in turn established a 50-50 partnership with Brazilian mining company MPX Mineração e Energia. MPX bought EDP's stake and assumed 100% ownership shortly after Brazil's October 2007 A-5 energy auction, in which the Itaqui plant won a contract to produce an annual average of | + | Diferencial Energia, original developer of the Itaqui project, sold generation rights in March 2007 to Brazilian power holding company EDB <ref name=BNAmericas>[http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/EDB_buys_Maranhao_project_generation_rights "EDB buys Maranhão project generation rights,"], Business News Americas, April 2007.</ref>, which in turn established a 50-50 partnership with Brazilian mining company MPX Mineração e Energia. MPX bought EDP's stake and assumed 100% ownership shortly after Brazil's October 2007 A-5 energy auction, in which the Itaqui plant won a contract to produce an annual average of 315 MW of power over a 15-year period. <ref name=BNAmericas2>[http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/EDB_sells_stake_in_Maranhao_thermo_project "EDB sells stake in Maranhão thermo project,"], Business News Americas, October 2007.</ref> In October 2012, the government environmental agency IBAMA (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente) granted the plant its operating license<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>, and in March 2013 the electrical agency ENEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) authorized the plant to begin commercial operations. <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== | ||
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*'''Location:''' São Luís de Maranhão, Brazil | *'''Location:''' São Luís de Maranhão, Brazil | ||
*'''Coordinates:''' -2.6, -44.35 (approximate) | *'''Coordinates:''' -2.6, -44.35 (approximate) | ||
| − | *'''Status:''' Operating | + | *'''Status:''' Operating (2013) |
| − | *'''Gross Capacity:''' | + | *'''Gross Capacity:''' 360 MW |
*'''Type:''' [[Subcritical]] | *'''Type:''' [[Subcritical]] | ||
*'''Projected in service:''' | *'''Projected in service:''' | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 21 March 2014
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Brazilcoal}}The MPX Itaqui power project is a 360-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station operated by Eneva (formerly MPX Energia) in São Luís de Maranhão, Brazil. Originally known as UTE Termomaranhão, the plant now goes by the official name UTE Porto do Itaqui.
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Location
The map below shows São Luís de Maranhão, the plant's approximate location.
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Background
Diferencial Energia, original developer of the Itaqui project, sold generation rights in March 2007 to Brazilian power holding company EDB [1], which in turn established a 50-50 partnership with Brazilian mining company MPX Mineração e Energia. MPX bought EDP's stake and assumed 100% ownership shortly after Brazil's October 2007 A-5 energy auction, in which the Itaqui plant won a contract to produce an annual average of 315 MW of power over a 15-year period. [2] In October 2012, the government environmental agency IBAMA (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente) granted the plant its operating license[3], and in March 2013 the electrical agency ENEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) authorized the plant to begin commercial operations. [4]
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 (2013)
- Gross Capacity: 360 MW
- Type: Subcritical
- Projected in service:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "EDB buys Maranhão project generation rights,", Business News Americas, April 2007.
- ↑ "EDB sells stake in Maranhão thermo project,", Business News Americas, October 2007.
- ↑ "UTE Itaqui obtém licença de operação emitida pelo Ibama,", Eneva, October 2012.
- ↑ "Itaqui inicia operação comercial,", Eneva, March 2013.
