São Marcos power station

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São Marcos power station (Usina Termelétrica São Marcos) is a shelved power station in São Marcos, Maranhão, Brazil.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
São Marcos power station São Marcos, Maranhão, Brazil -2.533972, -44.337483 (approximate)[1]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 shelved[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4][3] 2100[1][3] unknown
Unit 2 shelved[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4][3] 2100[1][3] unknown

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 Hygo Energy Transition Ltd [100%] New Fortress Energy Inc
Unit 2 Hygo Energy Transition Ltd [100%] New Fortress Energy Inc

Background

The São Marcos power station consists of two 2100 MW power plants proposed as part of a larger gas-to-power project that also includes the proposed São Marcos Bay FSRU.[5] In March 2021, Golar Power (Hygo Energy Transition) acquired 50% of the power project when the power station was in the licensing phase.[6] The project is projected to connect to the SIN via a 500 kV transmission line connecting to the São Luis II Substation.[6]

As of July 2021, the Brazilian government continued to list the São Marcos power station and the associated São Marcos Bay LNG Terminal as active projects in the licensing phase.[7]

As of October 2023, there had been no news about the project in more than two years, and it was presumed to be shelved.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090634/https://www.epe.gov.br/sites-pt/publicacoes-dados-abertos/publicacoes/PublicacoesArquivos/publicacao-412/Nota%20T%C3%A9cnica%20-%20Terminais%20de%20Regaseifica%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20de%20GNL%20no%20Brasil%20%28Ciclo%202018-2019%29.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090328/https://www.epe.gov.br/sites-pt/publicacoes-dados-abertos/publicacoes/PublicacoesArquivos/publicacao-620/PITER%202021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091129/https://www.brainmarket.com.br/2021/03/04/golar-compra-participacao-da-eneva-na-ute-sao-marcos/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090323/https://www.epe.gov.br/sites-pt/publicacoes-dados-abertos/publicacoes/PublicacoesArquivos/publicacao-527/NT%20Terminais%20de%20GNL%20no%20Brasil%20-%20Panorama%20dos%20Principais%20Projetos.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Terminais de GNL no Brasil – Panorama dos Principais Projetos, Ciclo 2019-2020 (p 17)" (PDF). Empresa de Pesquisa Energética. October 31, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Com aval do Cade, Golar assume 100% da UTE São Marcos | BRAINMARKET". www.brainmarket.com.br (in português do Brasil). Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  7. "PITER (Plano Indicativo de Terminais de GNL)" (PDF). EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética). July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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