Araucária power station

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Araucária power station (Usina Elétrica a Gás de Araucária) is an operating power station of at least 484-megawatts (MW) in Araucária, Paraná, Brazil. It is also known as Termoaraucaria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Araucária power station Araucária, Paraná, Brazil -25.588687, -49.354701 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: -25.588687, -49.354701

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 484[2][3][4] combined cycle[5] 2002[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 Parent
Unit 1 Âmbar Energia [81%]; Petróleo Brasileiro SA [18%] J&F Investimentos SA [81.2%]; Petróleo Brasileiro SA [18.8%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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://web.archive.org/web/20240125090149/https://dadosabertos.aneel.gov.br/dataset/siga-sistema-de-informacoes-de-geracao-da-aneel/resource/76310626-e2e0-4880-b199-d63fe287f279. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (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)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090202/https://energiaeambiente.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IEMA_inventariotermeletricas_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125112055/http://www.uega.com.br/informacoes-tecnicas/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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