CTSul power station
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CTSul was a proposed 650-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Capané, Cruzeiro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Location
The map below shows Cruzeiro do Sul, the approximate location where the plant would be built.
Background
Originally proposed in 1997, the plant received funding in 2003 from the Brazil-based CTSul (Central Termoelétrica Sul) investment group.[1] A construction agreement was signed the following year (2004) with China-based CMEC (China National Machinery and Equipment Import Export Corporation).[2] In 2006 the plant got a green light from Rio Grande do Sul's state environmental authority Fepam[3] and in 2009 Brazil's national electrical energy agency ANEEL granted its approval for the project.[4]
In June 2013, CTSul announced an operating partnership with General Electric Power & Water[5] and won approval to participate in Brazil's national energy auctions. However, management ultimately declined to participate in either the August or December 2013 auction due to concerns about unviably low per-KWh prices.[6][7] The next year, higher energy prices prompted CTSul to participate in Brazil's November 2014 energy auction[8], but the company's bid was unsuccessful, losing out to Tractebel's Pampa power station.[9] In February 2015, the news site Jornal Minuano reported that CTSul was eligible to participate in Brazil's next energy auction in April 2015[10], but CTSul did not appear on the official list of registrants released by Brazilian energy agency ANEEL in March 2015.[11]
In May 2016, Brazil's national electrical energy agency ANEEL officially revoked its authorization for development of the CTSul coal-fired plant, citing excessive delays, failure to meet deadlines, and a general lack of economic viability based on CTSul's failure to attract new investors and the non-competitive prices offered at Brazil's national energy auction.[4]
As of January 2018, given the lack of subsequent references to the CTSul power station in government reports and in the Brazilian press, the project appears to have been definitively abandoned.
Project Details
- Sponsor: CTSul (Central Termelétrica Sul)
- Parent company:
- Location: Cruzeiro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Coordinates: -29.515088, -51.993256 (approximate)
- Status: Cancelled
- Gross Capacity: 650MW
- Type: Subcritical
- Projected in service:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source: CRM mine, Rio Grande do Sul
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "CTSul to invest US$698mn in 650MW coal-fired plant,", BNAmericas, May 27, 2003.
- ↑ "China to enter US$700mn CTSul coal-fired JV,", BNAmericas, May 24, 2004.
- ↑ "Environ authority clears EIS for CTSul 650MW coal-fired project,", BNAmericas, February 9, 2006.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "PROCESSO: 48500.006388/2009-94,", ANEEL, May 31, 2016.
- ↑ "CTSul e General Eletric apresentam planos de parceria durante visita à CRM,", Companhia Riograndense de Mineração media release, June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "CTSUL tira térmica a carvão de leilão por causa de tarifa baixa,", CERPCHA, August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "CTSul ficou de fora do Leilão de Energia realizado nesta sexta-feira,", Portal PCH, December 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Carvão Mineral tem quatro projetos inscritos para o leilão de energia A-5,", SieceSC, July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Confirmada nova usina em Candiota,", Jornal Minuano, November 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Leilão A-5 terá quatro térmicas a carvão,", Jornal Minuano, February 5, 2015.
- ↑ "RESOLUÇÃO HOMOLOGATÓRIA Nº 1868,", ANEEL, March 30, 2015.
