Ressurreição power station
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Ressurreição power station (Usina Termelétrica Ressurreição) is an announced power station in Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ressurreição power station | Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil | -8.397778, -35.028833 (approximate)[1][2] |
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Announced[3][4][5][6][7] | fossil gas: LNG[1][5] | 289[3][5] | combined cycle[6] | 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 | CH4 Energia Ltda [100%][6] | New Fortress Energy Inc [100.0%] |
Ownership Tree
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Background
Plans for the Ressurreição power station date back to 2018, when it was originally proposed as a 1370 MW natural gas-fired power plant.[8][9]
In December 2020, CH4 Energia and the government of Pernambuco signed a Memorandum of Intent stating that the power station project was viable, with Pernambuco slated to receive R$3 billion (three billion Brazilian reais) of investment with the power station generating approximately two thousand jobs during the construction and operational phases.[10] The power plant was to be developed as part of the larger Port of Suape LNG-to-power project, which also included the 21 million m3 per day Suape regasification terminal.[10][11][12][13] Gas for the plant was to be supplied by an LNG regasification vessel.[10]
The power station's first unit (Ressurreição I) was originally expected to be operational by the end of 2022[14], though delays in the commissioning of the associated Suape LNG terminal called that timeline into question.[15] Estimates of the plant's capacity varied widely. One local news report from January 2021 stated that the plant would have a capacity of 1300 MW and be fueled with LNG (liquefied natural gas).[13] A separate January 2021 article discussing New Fortress Energy's acquisition of CH4 appeared to refer to the same plant, albeit with a smaller capacity of 288 MW[10], while a February 2022 Eixos article likewise described Ressurreição I as a smaller, 289 MW project still owned by NFE.[15] On the Brazilian government's September 2021 registry of power plants participating in the 2021 A-5 national energy auction, the project appeared under the name Porto de Suape I and II, with capacity for each unit listed as 695.88 MW. A third unit (Ressurreição III) is also listed, with a proposed capacity of 617.3 MW.[16]
In October 2022, CH4 Energia's bid to build an LNG import and regasification terminal in Suape port was rejected in favor of a competing bid from Oncorp, potentially diminishing the Ressurreição project's chances of moving forward.[17][18]
As of March 2025, the Ressurreição power station had been listed as shelved-inferred for lack of news, though it was noted the project could still be active given ongoing delays in the development of natural gas infrastructure at Suape. In October 2025 Brazil's national environmental authority Ibama delegated environmental licensing responsibility for the project to the state agency CPRH for a period of 10 years, implying that the project might still be developed at a later date[7]; as a result, the project's status was moved from shelved-inferred back to announced.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090259/https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNjc4OGYyYjQtYWM2ZC00YjllLWJlYmEtYzdkNTQ1MTc1NjM2IiwidCI6IjQwZDZmOWI4LWVjYTctNDZhMi05MmQ0LWVhNGU5YzAxNzBlMSIsImMiOjR9. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://sigel.aneel.gov.br/portal/home/index.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Antaq suspende leilão para terminal de GNL em Suape". Eixos. 2022-02-08. Archived from the original on 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ https://www.ccee.org.br/documents/80415/31088149/resultado_vendedor_4LRCAP.pdf/81fc4d77-2d85-6628-48b2-19560c937920.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090945/https://apnews.com/press-release/business-wire/business-brazil-corporate-news-electric-utilities-construction-and-engineering-3eb9d923073840c58552b62205bebf6e. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211112233757/https://www.suape.pe.gov.br/images/negocios/manifestacao-de-interesse-em-areas-fora-poligonal-porto-organizado/Requerimento_ou_manifestacao_de_interesse_em_arrendamento.pdf (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Extrato do Acordo de Cooperação Técnica nº 70/2025 entre Ibama e CPRH". Ibama. 2025-10-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Memorial Descritivo das Instalações da UTE Ressurreição no Complexo Industrial do Porto de Suape" (PDF). CH4 Energia Ltda. September 3, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Pernambuco poderá ter megatermelétrica a gás natural". Jornal do Commercio. September 20, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "New Fortress Energy to Acquire Power Purchase Agreements and Build LNG-to-Power Project at the Suape Port in Brazil". AP NEWS. January 13, 2021. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ↑ "MANIFESTAÇÃO DE INTERESSE NA ÁREA DO CAIS DE MÚLTIPLOS USOS - LESTE (CAIS E ÁREA AQUAVIÁRIA), FAIXA DE SERVIDÃO PARA IMPLANTAÇÃO DE DUTO PARTE INTEGRANTE DO TERMINAL E ESTAÇÃO DE TRANSFERÊNCIA DE CUSTÓDIA" (PDF). New Fortress Energy. 2021-06-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "PITER (Plano Indicativo de Terminais de GNL)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Termelétrica vai investir R$ 3 bilhões no Complexo de Suape". Diario de Pernambuco. January 13, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Cinco grupos disputam instalação de novo terminal de GNL em Suape". EPBR. September 23, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Antaq suspende leilão para terminal de GNL em Suape". Eixos. February 8, 2022.
{{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) - ↑ "OnCorp selected to build Brazil LNG terminal". Argus Media. October 20, 2022.
- ↑ "A corrida por novos terminais de GNL no Brasil". EPBR. September 22, 2022.
Additional data
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