Açominas power station

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Açominas power station (UTE Açominas) is an operating power station of at least 103-megawatts (MW) in Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Açominas power station Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais, Brazil -20.544734, -43.755202 (approximate)[1]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
1 Operating[2] industrial by-product: blast furnace gas[2][3] 103[2][4] steam turbine[4] 2002[2]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Gerdau Acominas SA[2] Gerdau SA

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125145824/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alto-Forno+1/@-20.5448981,-43.7569649,275m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0xa3e3a35efb16fd:0xa64ce0218588206f!8m2!3d-20.5448981!4d-43.7552327!16s%2Fg%2F11j_tcxhnf?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125152719/https://dadosabertos.aneel.gov.br/dataset/siga-sistema-de-informacoes-de-geracao-da-aneel/resource/11ec447d-698d-4ab8-977f-b424d5deee6a. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125145857/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbmzCnqECM4. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125145830/https://www.monografias.ufop.br/bitstream/35400000/484/1/MONOGRAFIA_An%C3%A1liseEnerg%C3%A9ticaSistema.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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