Barra do Furado power station

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Barra do Furado power station (Usina termelétrica Barra do Furado) is a shelved power station in Barra do Furado, Quissamã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Barra do Furado power station Barra do Furado, Quissamã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -22.092194, -41.142107 (approximate)[1]
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Emergency/Backup
1 Shelved - inferred 2 y[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[4][1] 1200[5][4][1] unknown no

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Alupar Investimento SA [100%][4][3] Alupar Investimento SA [100.0%]

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Background

A planned projected investment of R$5 billion was described in 2022, but it remains unclear whether the investment went through.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.praiafaroldesaothome.com.br/2022/10/audiencia-publica-da-usina-termeletrica.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.ccee.org.br/documents/80415/31088149/resultado_vendedor_4LRCAP.pdf/81fc4d77-2d85-6628-48b2-19560c937920. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://dadosabertos.ibama.gov.br/dados/SISLIC/sislic-licencas.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://antigo.aneel.gov.br/web/guest/consultas-publicas?p_p_id=participacaopublica_WAR_participacaopublicaportlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_participacaopublica_WAR_participacaopublicaportlet_ideDocumento=47315&_participacaopublica_WAR_participacaopublicaportlet_tipoFaseReuniao=fase&_participacaopublica_WAR_participacaopublicaportlet_jspPage=%2Fhtml%2Fpp%2Fvisualizar.jsp. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://j3news.com/2022/09/30/projeto-da-usina-termoeletrica-barra-do-furado-e-apresentado-a-campos/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Projeto da Usina Termoelétrica Barra do Furado é apresentado a Campos - J3News". j3news.com. Retrieved 2026-06-23.

Additional data

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