Power Maricá power station

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Power Maricá power station (Usina Termelétrica Power Maricá) is a cancelled power station in Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Power Maricá power station Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -22.922082, -42.828156 (approximate)[1]
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Emergency/Backup
1 Cancelled - inferred 4 y[2][3][4] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 2600[3][4] unknown not found 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 China Gezhouba Group Co Ltd [100%][3] China Energy Engineering Corp Ltd [44.8%]; Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd [20.2%]

Background

Plans to build the 2.6 GW Power Maricá project were originally announced in September 2022.[5] By September 2024, two years had passed with no new developments other than a passing mention in a May 2023 Newsweek article[4], and the project was presumed to be shelved. In June 2026, having failed to secure a contract in Brazil's March 2026 LRCAP energy auction[6], the project was reclassified from shelved-inferred to cancelled-inferred.

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/22%C2%B055'19.5%22S+42%C2%B049'41.4%22W/@-22.9220819,-42.8326407,1378m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x998d9fc58eb9a7:0x853ea58d8bafb4f6!2sMaric%C3%A1,+State+of+Rio+de+Janeiro,+Brazil!3b1!8m2!3d-22.9160994!4d-42.819192!3m5!1s0x0:0xb1c9c127b34fa8d5!7e2!8m2!3d-22.9220816!4d-42.8281556. {{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 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090825/https://epbr.com.br/chinesa-quer-instalar-termeletrica-a-gas-em-marica/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.newsweek.com/lulas-china-embrace-promises-environmental-moralpollution-opinion-1798720. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Maricá recebe carta de intenção de empresa chinesa para construção de usina termoelétrica na cidade". Prefeitura de Maricá. 2022-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Resultados do Leilão - Leilão de Reserva de Capacidade na forma de Potência de 2026 - UTEs a Gás Natural, Carvão Mineral e UHEs, CCEE, March 18, 2026.

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