The thermoelectric plant of the company Lago Azul SA, specialized in soy and alcohol, was authorized by Aneel to add 3 MW of power for commercial operation
This Monday (10), the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) released the commercial operation of the UG3 generating tower of the Lago Azul thermoelectric power plant. The measure encompasses 3 MW of installed capacity for the enterprise, located in the city of Ipameri (GO).
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The thermoelectric power plant in Ipameri, a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of Goiás, located between the Corumbá and São Marcos rivers, is commanded by Group Lasa Lago Azul SA, specializing in soy and alcohol.
Thermoelectric power plant is an industrial installation used to generate electricity. One of the largest natural gas thermoelectric power plants in the country is the Parnaíba Thermoelectric Complex, in Maranhão, with 1,4 GW of installed capacity.
Aneel, an autarchy under a special regime linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, was created to regulate the Brazilian electricity sector.
Active since December 1997, Aneel's main attributions are: Regulate the generation (production), transmission, distribution and commercialization of electric energy; Supervise, directly or through agreements with state agencies, concessions, permissions and electric energy services; among other functions.
Future energy projects in Brazil starting with thermoelectric plants in Porto do Açú: Prumo, BP, Siemens and SPIC Brasil sign contract
Prumo, a Brazilian company controlled by EIG Global Energy Partners, bp and Siemens signed a binding contract with SPIC Brasil. According to the contract, SPIC will initially acquire 33% of the GNA I and GNA II projects, located in Porto do Açu, in Rio de Janeiro, which add up to 3 GW of energy generation from LNG.
SPIC also signed a contract to participate in the future expansion projects GNA III and GNA IV, which foresee the combined use of LNG and domestic gas from Brazil's vast pre-salt reserves. Read more here.
