Brasília power station
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Brasília power station (Usina Termelétrica Brasília) is an announced power station in Samambaia, Brasília - Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Brasília power station | Samambaia, Brasília - Distrito Federal, Brazil | -15.863822, -48.174823 (approximate)[1][2] |
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Announced[3][2][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 1470[2] | combined cycle[2] |
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 | Termo Norte Energia Ltda [100%][2][4] | CS Energia SA; natural person(s) |
Background
The Brasília power station is a 1,470 MW gas-fired power plant proposed for construction in the community of Samambaia on the outskirts of Brazil's capital city, Brasília.[4][5] The project would operate in a combined cycle configuration, with 3 gas turbines and 1 steam turbine.[5] Gas for the project would be supplied by the proposed Central Brazil Gas Pipeline (also known as the São Carlos-Brasília Gas Pipeline).[5]
The Brasília power station has been promoted by Brazilian entrepreneur Carlos Suarez, nicknamed O Rei do Gás (the Gas King)[6], and actively opposed by Brazilian environmental groups.[3]
The project's environmental impact report was published in February 2025.[5] An initial public hearing to discuss the report, scheduled for March 12, 2025, was indefinitely postponed by court order following a filing by Arayara arguing that the public was not offered enough time to adequately assess the EIA.[6][7] In May 2025, the Brazilian Federal District Attorney's Office for Citizens' Rights (PDDC) filed a request with regional government officials asking for additional information about the plant, noting that public transparency was essential to the environmental licensing process.[8]
A second hearing, scheduled for June 17, 2025[9], was cancelled due to protests and complaints about inadequate security measures at the meeting site.[10] As of mid-August 2025 a new public hearing date had not yet been scheduled.[11]
Opposition
Opponents of the plant have objected to the plant's proposed location, which would require demolition of a rural school, directly impacting 300 local students.[11] Citizens' groups, including Arayara, Movimento Salve o Rio Melchior, and the national environmental organization Xô Termelétrica (Bye-bye, Power Plant), have raised numerous other objections to the plant, including concerns about deforestation and contamination of the already fragile Melchior River, and air quality impacts based on the high levels of emissions pouring from its 42-story tall chimneys.[3][11]
In August 2025, the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz included the Brasília power plant on its national map of 667 key environmental conflicts in Brazil.[12]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://maps.app.goo.gl/QMEAM32sC7ERZSpS7.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) https://ambientare.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rima-UTE-Brasilia.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://arayara.org/arayara-na-midia-andre-trigueiro-revela-impactos-do-projeto-da-usina-termoeletrica-de-brasilia/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://ambientare.com.br/termonorte/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Relatório de Impacto Ambiental: Usina Termelétrica Brasília" (PDF). Termonorte. 2025-02-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Discussão sobre termelétrica do Rei do Gás em Brasília é suspensa". Metrópoles Dinheiro e Negócios. 2025-03-12.
- ↑ Amorim, Anabelle de (2025-03-14). "Audiência pública sobre construção de usina termelétrica em Brasília é adiada, e mobilização contra o projeto cresce - Brasil de Fato". Brasil de Fato.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Silva, Flavia Inhae Medeiros de Carvalho (2025-05-28). "MPDFT - Samambaia: PDDC requisita informações do GDF sobre projeto de usina termelétrica". MPDFT (Ministério Público do Distrito Federal e Territórios).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Castanha, Caina (2025-06-17). "No DF, audiência pública discute a instalação da Usina Termelétrica de Brasília nesta terça (17)". Brasil de Fato.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Oliveira, Vanilson (2025-06-17). "Audiência pública sobre termoelétrica no DF é suspensa após protestos e denúncias". Cidades DF.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Cerqueira, Nívia (2025-08-15). "Após dois meses do segundo cancelamento a audiência pública sobre UTE Brasília segue sem nova data a ser definida pelo IBAMA e a Termo Norte". Instituto Internacional Arayara.
- ↑ Melo, Luiza (2025-08-26). "Usina Termelétrica Brasília é inserida em Mapa de conflitos socioambientais da Fiocruz". Brasil de Fato.
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Additional data
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