GE will supply a turbine for Techint to install at the Parnaíba thermoelectric plant, in Maranhão

Turbine and other equipment are part of the project to expand the power generation capacity of the Parnaíba Thermoelectric, in Maranhão

The signing of a US$ 100 million contract with the Italian-Argentine Techint has just been announced by GE Power, a GE subsidiary for the energy generation area.
The contract refers to the supply of a steam turbine, four heat recovery boilers, a condenser and valves for the expansion of the Parnaíba thermoelectric plant, by Eneva, in Maranhão, by 385 megawatts (MW), which will increase the plant's installed capacity to 1,4 GW.

The Parnaíba thermoelectric complex, in Maranhão, is operated by Eneva and its expansion was contracted in the A-6 auction held in August last year, with start-up scheduled for January 2024.
The new equipment that will be supplied by GE will close the “cycle” of the Parnaíba I plant, which was inaugurated in 2013, and marks the beginning of Parnaíba V, that is, it will increase the generation capacity, but without additional gas consumption.

The increase in capacity consists of the plant moving from being a simple-cycle plant (in which energy is generated by burning fuel in boilers or simple turbines, with lower efficiency) to a combined-cycle plant (in addition to burning fuel, the steam generated goes to another boiler, which drives a new turbine, actually causing an increase in efficiency.

The new equipment will be delivered in the first quarter of 2021 and the installation will be completed in September 2022. The turbine will be manufactured in Europe, and the boilers will be made in Asia.

Eneva has a contract with Techint and GE, which in addition to supplying the equipment is responsible for maintaining the projects, with the exception of Parnaíba V, for which GE only supplied the equipment, but which wants to win the maintenance too.

new gas market

GE is eyeing the expansion of the thermoelectric generation sector in Brazil, but also has as its focal point, in Brazil, the gas market.
According to the company, the increase in the supply of gas is essential for the growth of the economy and will rely on high investments from large companies in the sector.

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