Cuiabá power station

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Cuiabá power station (Usina Termelétrica Cuiabá) is an operating power station of at least 529-megawatts (MW) in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is also known as Mário Covas.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cuiabá power station Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil -15.6778948, -56.0222887 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: -15.6778948, -56.0222887

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 529[3][2] combined cycle[4] 2001[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
Unit 1 Âmbar Energia [100%] J&F Investimentos SA

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/112RQXLjBgg1Bzs27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125152719/https://dadosabertos.aneel.gov.br/dataset/siga-sistema-de-informacoes-de-geracao-da-aneel/resource/11ec447d-698d-4ab8-977f-b424d5deee6a. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090130/https://energiaeambiente.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/termeletricas_IEMA_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125112226/https://ambarenergia.com.br/areas-de-atuacao/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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