Sample Boa Esperança power station

Sample Boa Esperança power station

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Boa Esperança power station (Usina sucroenergética Boa Esperança) is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Região Geográfica Intermediária de Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is also known as Cerradão 3.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Boa Esperança power station	Região Geográfica Intermediária de Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	-19.9234, -49.1564 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1: -19.9234, -49.1564

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	bioenergy - agricultural waste (solids)	60 MW	2022	-

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Operator	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Bioenergia Boa Esperança Ltda [95%]; Usina Cerradão S.A. [5%]	Bioenergia Boa Esperança Ltda [95%], Usina Cerradão S.A. [5%](https://dadosabertos.aneel.gov.br/dataset/siga-sistema-de-informacoes-de-geracao-da-aneel)	–

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