Petrobras thermoelectric plants operate with fuel oil and have the possibility of converting to natural gas operation.

Last night (12), Petrobras announced the teaser for the sale of four thermoelectric power plants (UTEs), three of which are located in Camaçari-BA and run on fuel oil, and one bi-fuel (diesel oil or natural gas) located in Canoas-RS (UTE Canoas). On April 27, Petrobras began the sale of biodiesel factories.

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"The disclosure is in accordance with Petrobras' divestment guidelines and the special asset divestment regime by federal mixed-capital companies," the state-owned company said in a note.

“This operation is in line with the optimization of the portfolio and the improvement of the company's capital allocation, aiming at maximizing value for its shareholders”, he added.

The Polo Camaçari UTEs are assets owned by Petrobras and include the Arembepe, Bahia 1 and Muricy plants, with a total installed capacity of 329 MW.

The plants operate with fuel oil and have the possibility of conversion to natural gas operation.

UTE Canoas is an asset owned by Petrobras and has an installed capacity of 249 MW.

The plant is dual-fuel (natural gas and diesel oil), therefore offering potential operational gain with the expected expansion of the gas pipeline network and/or new regasification terminals.

The teaser, which contains key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for selecting potential participants, is available on the Petrobras website 

Petrobras puts four oil-fired thermoelectric plants up for sale

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“For the first time, the refinery broke the average mark of 3.000 tons/day of product supply. There were 102 tons of LPG more per day compared to March, which represents a 3,5% increase in daily delivery compared to the previous month”, said Petrobras in a note.