Financing of US$ 750 million is released to the thermoelectric complex in Rio de Janeiro

With an estimated investment of US$ 2 billion, plants in Rio de Janeiro will become the largest thermoelectric complex in Latin America

On Wednesday, August 21, Prumo Logística informed that the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), the IFC (International Finance Corporation - World Bank) and the German development bank KfW released the financing of US$ 750 million for the conclusion of the first phase of the energy generation complex in São João da Barra, in Rio de Janeiro. Check out the open positions for professionals in electrical, piping, instrumentation, mechanics and administration at Porto do Açu, 

The first phase of the project consists of a natural gas regasification terminal and a thermoelectric plant with approximately 1.300 MW of installed capacity. The project is developed by Gás Natural Açu (GNA), a joint venture between Prumo, BP and Siemens.

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The second phase of the project includes the construction of a second thermoelectric plant, with around 1.700 MW of installed capacity, known as GNA II.

The work is in progress and the energy contracts are guaranteed. The two plants will produce enough energy to supply 14 million homes and together will become the largest thermoelectric complex in Latin America, informed Prumo Logística.

By March 2020, GNA I and the LNG import terminal should begin commissioning. GNA is also developing offshore gas pipelines, a gas processing unit and a liquid export terminal for pre-salt gas, as well as onshore gas pipelines to connect Açu to the existing grid.

GNA's total investment for the development of the first two phases of the complex is estimated at more than US$ 2 billion.

Açu, the largest port-energy complex in Brazil, located in Rio de Janeiro, also includes a hub of oil, strategically important for the export of pre-salt oil, in addition to processing, blending and storage.

GNA has a total licensed capacity of 6,4 GW in the region and has registered new projects for the upcoming A-6 energy auction, scheduled to take place in October.

Prumo Logística also announced Carlos Tadeu Fraga as the company's new CEO, in addition to three new members for the company's board of directors.

They are Pedro Parente, president of BRF and former president of Petrobras; Ieda Gomes, former president of Comgás and BP Brasil; and Franklin Feder, chairman of InterCement Participações and former president of Alcoa Latin America.

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