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Electric energy multinational EDF, which has a thermoelectric plant in Macaé, is targeting the natural gas market and will inject 200 million reais in the state of Rio de Janeiro

Written by Flavia Marinho
Published 09/06/2021 às 05:50
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Construction work on the Norte Fluminense II Thermoelectric Power Plant in Macaé / Source: EDF reproduction

Head of EDF Norte Fluminense foresees investment of R$ 200 million to be applied until 2024 in the state of Rio de Janeiro

Emmanuel Delfosse, “Boss” of EDF Norte Fluminense, a Brazilian subsidiary of the French energy multinational Électricité de France – EDF, which has a thermoelectric plant in Macaé, announced a million-dollar investment in the state of Rio de Janeiro in the gas sector. According to him, by 2024, the company will be responsible for R$200 million in taxes.

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Representatives of the French multinational in Brazil met with members of the Secretariat for Economic Development of the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, last Tuesday (01/06). At the meeting, Delfosse highlighted the interest in the natural gas sector.

"The new gas law and the proactive action of the executive branch of Rio de Janeiro are important factors to encourage investments in this sector and implement the new gas market in the State, since competitiveness has advanced a lot with the measures related to the ICMS on gas", he said. the executive.

“The State Government is aligned with the natural gas production sector, taking to the Senate and the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) claims aimed at improving the business environment for investors in the energy area,” said the state secretary for Economic Development Leonardo Soares.

Norte Fluminense Thermoelectric Plant, in Macaé, powered by natural gas produced in the Campos Basin, is considered the most efficient among the thermal plants in operation in Brazil

The Norte Fluminense Thermoelectric Plant, in Macaé, has an installed capacity of 826 MW and is considered the most efficient among the thermal plants in operation in the country and in the portfolio of the EDF Group.

The unit is powered by natural gas, produced in the Campos Basin and has been in operation since 2004, generating energy for 2,5 million people in the State of Rio de Janeiro

1800 jobs in Macaé: Ibama grants the French company EDF a license to build the Norte Fluminense 2 natural gas thermoelectric plant

The natural gas thermoelectric plant Norte Fluminense 2, in Macaé (RJ), will have a capacity of 1,7 GW. The largest fossil generation agent currently operating, UTE Porto de Sergipe I, has a granted power of 1,5 GW, according to Aneel data.

One of the UTE's suppliers will be the Cabiúnas UPGN, which processes natural gas from the Campos and Santos basins. However, the environmental impact report (Rima) presented indicates other alternatives, such as pre-salt gas via Route-2 or an LNG regasification terminal at the planned Macaé Port Terminal (Tepor).

To supply UTE Norte Fluminense 2, in Macaé, a gas pipeline will be built from Cabiúnas, within the same right of way as the gas pipeline of UTE Nossa Senhora de Fátima, a BP project and Eneva, whose track is already licensed at Ibama.

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