BNDES Allocates Financing to Install First Thermal Power Plant in Macaé Using Brazilian Pre-Salt Natural Gas
Macaé, December 19, 2019. The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) announced on this Thursday (19) a financing of 2 billion reais with the company Marlim Azul Energia for the implementation of a thermoelectric plant in the city of Macaé, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Also see which foreign companies are studying the purchase of Petrobras’ Garoupa Field in the Campos Basin.
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With a capacity to generate 565 MW, the plant will use natural gas from the Brazilian pre-salt. The plant is expected to be completed by the end of 2022 and will become operational in January 2023. Estimates are that the construction of the project will generate more than 4,000 direct and indirect jobs in Macaé, according to the BNDES.
Marlim Azul Energia is a consortium formed by Shell Gas, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems America, and Grupo Pátria for the project’s implementation.
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“Marlim Azul is the most recent signal of our bet on the energy transition. Bringing new value to natural gas and reinforcing our position in energy production and commercialization makes this project a milestone in our century-long journey in Brazil,” said André Araujo, president of Shell Brazil.
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Macaé Has Over 1000 Job Vacancies
On December 11, the Macaé city hall announced many job vacancies in the construction, oil, and other sectors of the city’s economy. This fact was justified today by the resumption of investments and several other latent projects, just like the one mentioned today. There are still real opportunities for application, so check the details here in the article from December 11.

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