Porto do Sergipe I Thermal Power Plant To Be Inaugurated By State Government and Sergipe Electric Company (Celse)

Ceremony Will Feature President Bolsonaro Among Other Authorities to Officially Inaugurate One of the Largest Thermoelectric Plants in Latin America, the UTE Porto Sergipe I.

The Government of the State of Sergipe and the company Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe (Celse), a partnership between Golar Power and EBrasil, will officially inaugurate the Porto do Sergipe I Thermoelectric Plant, located in Barra dos Coqueiros-SE, at an event to be held next Monday (17).

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The UTE Porto Sergipe I, which began commercial operation in March of this year, has a capacity of 1551 MW and can meet 15% of the energy demand in the Northeast, making it one of the largest thermoelectric plants in Latin America.

The plant uses natural gas as fuel, which is transported to Sergipe in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and regasified at the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU).

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The ceremony will include the participation of the Governor of SE, Belivaldo Chagas, and the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Costa Lima Leite de Albuquerque Junior, along with the presence of President Jair Bolsonaro and other authorities. During the event, there will be the unveiling of a commemorative plaque marking the official inauguration of the Plant.

The Inauguration of the Thermoelectric Plant Reinforces Sergipe’s Prospects as a Development Hub in the Northeast

Sergipe is being considered a favorable state for business development and investment. Among other guidelines, the state has been relating very well to the proposal of the New Natural Gas Market, an initiative of the Federal Government.

Currently, Sergipe has the first private LNG terminal, which is part of the project for the Porto do Sergipe I Thermoelectric Plant, with up to 21 million m³/day of regasification capacity and the potential to meet large demands for LNG and natural gas.

Expectations are that the state of Sergipe will have, in the next decade, a large supply of gas to be utilized through the exploration and production of offshore oil and gas along the state’s coast.