The Porto do Açu thermoelectric plant that was authorized by the government should start operations in the first half of 2021
This Tuesday, the government of Rio de Janeiro granted a license to operate a natural gas thermoelectric plant in Porto do Açu, in the north of the state, which has an installed capacity of 1,34 gigawatts (GW) and is expected to start operating commercially in the first half of 2021.
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GNA I Power Plant at the Port of Açu
The famous Porto do Açu plant was authorized by the government of RJ, the thermoelectric plant is popularly known as GNA I, is operated by Gás Natural Açu, which has Prumo Logística, BP and Siemens.
It is part of an electrical park that will have two gas thermal plants together, the assets will reach 3 GW of installed capacity.
“We are very happy with obtaining the operating license for our first project. Due to the pandemic, the works were suspended when we had more than 5 workers and we were able to resume with great responsibility, safety and without accidents”, said in a note the Director of Regulation at GNA, Guilherme Penteado.
GNA I thermoelectric plant authorized by the government of RJ
The license granted by the government of Rio de Janeiro states that the operation of the plant will be based on the desalination of sea water, in order to reduce the environmental impact. GNA is also authorized to double the installed capacity of the thermoelectric park in the future.
UTE GNA I will be composed of 3 gas turbines and 1 steam turbine that, together, will be responsible for generating 1,3 GW in combined cycle, which contributes to the increase of efficiency in energy generation.
The energy generated by UTE GNA I will be connected to the SIN – National Interconnected System – through a 345 kV Transmission Line of approximately 52 km in length, at the Campos dos Goytacazes substation.
