Hyundai starts supplying equipment for thermoelectric plants in Camaçari, Bahia, together with Imetame
Imetame Energia signed an agreement with automaker Hyunda for the Chinese automaker to supply equipment for the construction of the Prosperidade II and III thermoelectric power plants, at the Camaçari plant, in Bahia. Currently, in this area, the Prosperidade I Thermoelectric Power Plant is fully operational, generating around 28 megawatts per hour of electricity using natural gas.
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Hyundai will supply 11 power generator engines, scheduled for delivery by February 2022. The expectation is that Thermoelectric Plants II and III, in Camaçari, Bahia, will start operating in the second half of 2022, making that the power generation capacity of the complex totals 115 MJ/h, that is, quadruples.
About thermoelectric plants in Camaçari, Bahia
As already mentioned in another article here on the CPG news portal, the thermoelectric plants in Bahia aim to end CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. The plants built in Camaçari, in the state of Bahia, have a structure that is completely powered by natural gas. At first, the plant would use biomass, however, the previous project was not successful. Thus, the company took on the idea of the thermoelectric power plant.
The Camaçari thermoelectric plants, in Bahia, received an initial investment of R$ 180 million. They will be composed of a combination of three types of power plants. The plant models presented in the Imetame project constitute the gas-to-wire model, according to Gilson Pereira, executive director of Imetame.
Generation of new jobs
Imetame Energia started a selection process to hire technicians for the plants in Camaçari, Bahia. The company is looking for people residing in the locality or in other states. Imetame operates throughout the country and its operations include manufacturing, assembly, steel, Mining and Oil and Gas and industrial maintenance in the Pulp and Paper segments.
Founded by mechanic Etore Selvatici Cavallieri, the company was born from an entrepreneurial initiative, when Etore was still an employee of the former Aracruz Florestal-ES. At the time, he found a great business opportunity in surplus machining and welding services, and, in a small shed measuring 50m2, appeared on August 17, 1980, Imetame Metalmecânica, the first company of the Group.
hyundai on the market
Hyundai has 10 factories in the world, and 7 of them are outside South Korea. In Brazil, the factory is responsible for producing the HB20 models, which are assembled only here, and the Hyundai Creta SUV.
The Brazilian factory is located in Piracicaba, in the interior of the State of São Paulo, and was built with an investment of US$ 700 million. Production of the first model of the HB20 began in September 2012. In 2016, another US$ 130 million was invested in the same plant to enable the production of the Hyundai Creta.
The factory operates in three shifts and has a production capacity of 180 cars per year, which is equivalent to 36 cars per hour.
