Potiguar power plant

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Potiguar power plant (Usina Termelétrica Potiguar) is an operating power station of at least 119-megawatts (MW) in Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Potiguar power plant Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil -5.8706208, -35.2933123 (exact)[1][2][3]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit I: -5.8706208, -35.2933123
  • Unit III: -5.8688097, -35.3046484

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit I operating[4][1] fossil liquids - diesel[4][1][5] 53.1[6][1] internal combustion[6][5] 2009[4][1]
Unit III operating[4][1] fossil liquids - diesel[4][1][5] 66.4[6][1] internal combustion[7] 2009[4][1]

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
Unit I Companhia Energética Potiguar (CEP) [100.0%]
Unit III Companhia Energética Potiguar (CEP) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 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)
  2. https://goo.gl/maps/E7qy1ZtpWd8qo6rA7. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123145/https://www.fiern.org.br/ctgas-er-apresenta-plano-de-monitoramento-para-companhia-energetica-potiguar/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090810/https://globalparticipacoesenergia-com-br.translate.goog/companhia-energetica-potiguar-cep/?_x_tr_sl=pt&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (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)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125101121/https://cite.case.law/frd/307/620/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) http://energiaeambiente.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/termeletricas_IEMA_2021.pdf https://cite.case.law/frd/307/620/. http://energiaeambiente.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/termeletricas_IEMA_2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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