Norte Fluminense 2 power station
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Norte Fluminense 2 power station (Usina Termelétrica Norte Fluminense 2) is an announced power station in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Norte Fluminense 2 power station | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | -22.318949, -41.847789 (approximate)[1] |
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Equipment | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Announced[2][3][4][5][6][7] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil gas: LNG[8][9][10][11] | 1713[12][3][2] | combined cycle[13] | not found | Siemens Energy: SGT6-9000HL[12] | 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 | Operator | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Âmbar Energia[3] | Âmbar Energia SA [100%][3] | J&F Investimentos SA [100.0%] |
Ownership Tree
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Financing
| Electricite de France SA[100.0%][14]
Background
Brazil's environmental authority IBAMA issued a construction license to the Norte Fluminense 2 power station in January 2021.[15] Construction was estimated to take four years and produce approximately 1,100 jobs.[16] Gas for the project would be supplied by the nearby Route 2 gas pipeline and/or the proposed Tepor Macaé FSRU.[17] As of September 2021, EDF was maintaining a website addressing common questions and concerns regarding the power station.[16]
The project was listed as a participant in Brazil's A-5 national energy auction in September 2021[18], but did not emerge victorious.[19] The project still appeared to be in the pre-construction phase as of November 2022.[16][20][21]
In 2025 (completed 2026), EDF Group sold Norte Fluminense and Norte Fluminense 2 for US$269 million in 2025 to Âmbar Energia.[22][23] The power station may also have secured a winning bid in Brazil's 2026 energy capacity auction.
Opposition
In November 2022, the Brazilian environmental group Arayara filed a public civil action against Brazil's national environmental authority IBAMA, Rio de Janeiro state environmental authority INEA and four private companies. The filing alleged that the Norte Fluminense 2 power station, along with several other proposed power plants, would have a detrimental impact on water supply and air quality in the region, and requested that additional environmental studies be undertaken prior to further development of the power plants.[21]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123143/http://www.edfnortefluminense.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RIMA-NF2-DIGITAL-PC.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125105039/https://www.folha1.com.br/energia/2022/11/1286245-licenca-para-tepor-eleva-macae.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://jfsa.com.br/en/ambar-energia-completes-acquisition-of-ute-norte-fluminense/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Ambientalistas tentam barrar na Justiça projetos termelétricos em Macaé". EPBR. 2022-11-04. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125100929/http://www.edfnortefluminense.com.br/nf2/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "AÇÃO CIVIL PÚBLICA AMBIENTAL CLIMÁTICA com pedido de tutela de urgência em desfavor do INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DO MEIO AMBIENTE E DOS RECURSOS NATURAIS RENOVÁVEIS - IBAMA" (PDF). INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL ARAYARA. 2022-12-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ https://climatecasechart.com/non-us-case/instituto-internacional-arayara-vs-ibama-and-others/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090638/http://licenciamento.ibama.gov.br/Termeletricas/UTE-Norte%20Fluminense%20II/EDFNF2_RIMA_Digital%20%20%20%20%20%20sei%20%207544718.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090624/https://eurio.com.br/noticia/22553/multinacional-francesa-edf-quer-ampliar-investimentos-no-estado-do-rio.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090645/https://petroleohoje.editorabrasilenergia.com.br/ibama-autoriza-construcao-da-ute-norte-fluminense-2/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090745/https://www.rj.gov.br/NoticiaDetalhe.aspx?id_noticia=14524&pl=multinacional-francesa-edf-pretende-ampliar-investimentos-no-estado. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 (PDF) https://edf-re.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EIA-Estudo-de-Impacto-Ambiental-Volume-1-1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://brazil.edf-powersolutions.com/en/our-projects/thermal-energy/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Comptes Consolidé" (PDF). EDF. December 31, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Ibama autoriza construção da UTE Norte Fluminense 2". Petroleo Hoje. January 8, 2021. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "UTE Norte Fluminense 2". EDF Norte Fluminense. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Usina Termelétrica Norte Fluminense 2: RIMA - Relatório de Impacto Ambiental (pp 20, 24)" (PDF). EDF Norte Fluminense. 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "PORTARIA Nº 937/SPE/MME". Ministério de Minas e Energia/Secretaria de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Energético. September 14, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Leilões - Agenda e Resultados". CCEE. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Qualidade do Ar em Macaé (RJ)" (PDF). IEMA. December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Ambientalistas tentam barrar na Justiça projetos termelétricos em Macaé". EPBR. November 4, 2022.
- ↑ "The EDF Group sells the Norte Fluminense CCGT power plant in Brazil - 2026/03/16 | Groupe EDF". www.edf.fr. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ Chagas, Celso (15 December 2025). "Âmbar assina contrato para compra da UTE Norte Fluminense". Brasil Energias. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
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