Jaci power station
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Jaci power station (Usina Termelétrica Jaci) is a cancelled power station in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Jaci power station | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | -22.280748, -41.736603 (approximate)[1] |
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Equipment | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cancelled - inferred 4 y[2][3][4][5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas[7][1][3] | 667[7][3] | combined cycle[7] | not found | 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 | Global Participações em Energia SA [100%][7][1][8][9] | Commandery Participações SA [95.6%]; unknown [4.4%] |
Ownership Tree
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Background
In July 2019, the Jaci power plant received its environmental license and was the subject of public hearings in the city of Macaé.[10][11] The project was listed as a participant in Brazil's A-5 national energy auction in September 2021[12] but did not emerge victorious.[13] As of December 2021, it was one of several new power plants proposed for the Macaé region.[14]
As of May 2024, the Jaci project was still being treated as active in a December 2022 lawsuit brought by the environmental group Arayara against Macaé-area power plants; in February 2023, the Rio de Janeiro state environmental agency INEA had petitioned the state attorney general's office to dismiss that lawsuit, but no subsequent news of the project advancing could be found.
By March 2025 there had been no news in more than two years, and the project's status was moved to shelved. As of September 2025, no changes had occurred. In June 2026, the project was confirmed not to have been contracted in Brazil's March 2026 LRCAP energy auction, and its status was changed to cancelled.[15]
Opposition
In November 2022, the Brazilian environmental group Arayara filed a public civil action against Brazil's national environmental authority IBAMA, Rio de Janeiro state environmental authority INEA and four private companies. The filing alleged that the Jaci power station, along with several other proposed power plants, would have a detrimental impact on water supply and air quality in the region, and requested that additional environmental studies be undertaken prior to further development of the power plants.[16]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://sigel.aneel.gov.br/portal/home/index.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ccee.org.br/documents/80415/31088149/resultado_vendedor_4LRCAP.pdf/81fc4d77-2d85-6628-48b2-19560c937920.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090501/https://energiaeambiente.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211214_notatecnicamacaequalidadedoar.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Ambientalistas tentam barrar na Justiça projetos termelétricos em Macaé". EPBR. 2022-11-04. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "AÇÃO CIVIL PÚBLICA AMBIENTAL CLIMÁTICA com pedido de tutela de urgência em desfavor do INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DO MEIO AMBIENTE E DOS RECURSOS NATURAIS RENOVÁVEIS - IBAMA" (PDF). INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL ARAYARA. 2022-12-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
- ↑ https://climatecasechart.com/non-us-case/instituto-internacional-arayara-vs-ibama-and-others/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090604/https://connect.spe.org/macae/blogs/leonardo-marinho1/2019/08/27/novas-termoeletricas-em-macae-impulsionam-a-formac. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125121108/https://www.portalmacae.com.br/2020/09/19/termeletricas-consolidarao-um-novo-ciclo-na-economia-de-macae/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125121037/https://arayara.org/litigancia-climatica-arayara-org-entra-com-novas-acoes-judiciais-contra-complexo-termeletrico-em-macae-rio-de-janeiro/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Projetos de implantação de duas novas termelétricas serão apresentados em Macaé, no RJ". G1. July 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Novas termoelétricas em Macaé impulsionam a formação de um polo de energia a partir do gás natural". SPE Macaé. August 27, 2019.
- ↑ "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) - ↑ "Leilões - Agenda e Resultados". CCEE. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Qualidade do Ar em Macaé (RJ)" (PDF). IEMA. December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ambientalistas tentam barrar na Justiça projetos termelétricos em Macaé". EPBR. November 4, 2022.
Additional data
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