Rio Grande power station
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Rio Grande power station (Usina Termelétrica Rio Grande) is a power station in the pre-permit stage in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande power station | Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | -32.120208, -52.128006 (approximate)[1] |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | pre-permit[2][3] | fossil gas - LNG[4][5][6][7] | 1238[1][6] | combined cycle[8][7] | – | 2026[9] | – |
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 | Termelétrica Rio Grande SA [100%] | Grupo Cobra SA |
Background
The proposed 1238 MW Rio Grande power station is part of a larger project encompassing the 1.6 mtpa Tergás LNG terminal.[10] The project was planned for construction in the port zone of Rio Grande, in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, by Gás Energy New Ventures, a partnership between Fundo InfraBrasil/Santander and Avir Geração de Energia.[11]
The Tergás project was first proposed in 2008[12], but development stalled. Brazil's national electricity agency ANEEL revoked the power plant's environmental license in 2017, and in 2018, Brazil's Federal Public Ministry (MPF) recommended that Rio Grande do Sul's state environmental protection agency Fepam refrain from issuing a license for the regasification terminal.[13]
Following a court injunction in 2020 the project was revived, with support from Rio Grande's municipal government.[10][11] Both the power plant and terminal were granted installation licenses by the state environmental authority Fepam in February 2022, with commercial operations expected to start as early as 2024.[14]
In early April 2022, a ruling from Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ) upheld ANEEL's 2017 revocation of the power plant's license, putting the entire gas-to-power project back on hold.[15] Throughout the month of April the project's future remained in limbo, as original power plant owner Bolognesi Energia continued to seek ANEEL's approval for a transfer of ownership to Spanish-owned Grupo Cobra, a legal maneuver designed to keep the project alive.[15][16] In late April 2022, ANEEL reaffirmed its decision to reject the project, even under new ownership.[16][17] Despite these setbacks, the owners continued to hold out hope that a forthcoming report from Brazil's national energy research agency EPE might deem the power plant critical to the national energy grid, thereby reviving the project once more.[16][17]
In October 2022, Jaime Llopis, the CEO of Grupo Cobra in Brasil, asserted that the power plant could still begin commercial operations by 2026 if ANEEL were to grant its approval.[18]
In April 2023, Rio Grande mayor Fábio Branco and Rio Grande do Sul governor Eduardo Leite met with ANEEL officials in Brasilia to discuss alternative options for moving the project forward, but the meeting ended without any noteworthy new breakthroughs.[19]
In July 2023, ANEEL announced that it would postpone further analysis of Grupo Cobra's petition to assume control of the Rio Grande power project; a date for reconsideration of the matter was not stipulated.[20]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221130051902/https://archive.org/details/brazil-aneel-sigel-usina-termeletrica-2020-04-09. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125105149/https://www.udop.com.br/noticia/2021/10/20/construcao-da-termeletrica-rio-grande-pode-comecar-ainda-este-ano.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125105032/https://www.poder360.com.br/energia/aneel-adia-analise-sobre-construcao-de-termeletrica-no-rs/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090957/https://estado.rs.gov.br/governador-participa-de-reuniao-na-aneel-para-tratar-de-projeto-de-termoeletrica-em-rio-grande. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.riogrande.rs.gov.br/consulta/index.php/noticias/detalhes+6c27clancado-no-rio-grande-o-projeto-de-gas-natural-e-termeletrica.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090932/https://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2022/02/14/fepam-emite-licencas-para-implantacao-de-estacao-de-gas-natural-e-usina-termeletrica-em-rio-grande.ghtml. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091023/http://www.omegaengenharia.eng.br/en/portfolio/usina-termeletrica-de-rio-grande/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125112528/https://www.canalenergia.com.br/noticias/53036561/ute-rio-grande-tem-outorga-revogada-dificultando-negociacao-de-venda-pela-bolognesi. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125114704/https://www.jornaldocomercio.com/economia/2022/10/869037-grupo-cobra-preve-operacao-de-termeletrica-de-rio-grande-para-2026.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 "A mobilização pela instalação da térmica a gás em Rio Grande". Jornal do Comércio. September 14, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "LANÇADO NO RIO GRANDE O PROJETO DE GÁS NATURAL E TERMELÉTRICA". Prefeitura do Rio Grande. December 18, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Brazil to build onshore LNG terminal in Rio Grande do Sul". ICIS Explore. December 19, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Termelétrica da Bolognesi pode ir para Ceará". Jornal do Comércio. January 16, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Usina Termelétrica abre caminho para Rio Grande dar a volta por cima após a crise do polo naval". Prefeitura do Rio Grande. 2022-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Revogação de outorga de usina bilionária em Rio Grande preocupa, mas autoridades acreditam em solução na Aneel". GZH. 2022-04-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Aneel nega pedido e põe em risco investimento de R$ 6 bilhões em Rio Grande". Jornal do Comércio. April 25, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Aneel nega transferência a grupo espanhol de usina a gás no RS". Portal de Notícias. April 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Nícolas Pasinato (October 19, 2022). "Grupo Cobra prevê operação de termelétrica de Rio Grande para 2026". Jornal do Comércio.
- ↑ "Prefeito e Governador apresentam alternativa para viabilizar Usina Termoelétrica em Rio Grande". Rio Grande Tem. April 27, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Geraldo Campos Jr. (July 25, 2023). "Aneel adia análise sobre construção de termelétrica no RS". Poder360.
Additional data
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