Caçapava power station
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Caçapava power station (Usina Termelétrica Caçapava) is an announced power station in Caçapava, São Paulo, Brazil. It is also known as Usina Termelétrica São Paulo.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Caçapava power station | Caçapava, São Paulo, Brazil | -23.078202, -45.672728 (approximate)[1] |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Announced[2][1][3] | fossil gas: natural gas[4][1] | 1743.8[1][5][3] | unknown | not found |
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 | Natural Energia Participações Ltda [100%][2][1][6] | Fox Energy Servicos de Energia Ltda; Martins Empreendimentos, Engenharia e Participacoes Ltda; natural person(s); Newlima Corp |
Background
The 1.7 GW Caçapava power station, sponsored by Natural Energia, is one of the largest gas-fired power plants ever proposed in Brazil.[7] The proposed plant would reportedly occupy an area of 26 hectares, requiring an investment of US $1 billion and generating up to 2000 jobs during its construction.[7]
In September 2023, with the project still reportedly in the early stages of development and seeking its environmental license, the São Paulo state Department of Water and Power (DAEE) granted its approval for the plant to use water from the Paraíba do Sul river basin.[7] The project has continued to provoke controversy and opposition from environmentalists ever since it was originally announced in 2022.[1][2][3][4][7][8]
In January 2024, a judge indefinitely suspended the environmental licensing process for the Caçapava plant[9], and in April 2024, two analysts from the Brazilian environmental agency Ibama flagged a series of issues with the project's environmental impact statement, recommending that public hearings be deferred until these issues were resolved.[10] However, Ibama's Director of Environmental Licensing went ahead and scheduled two hearings in early July.[10] Hundreds of protestors opposed to the project attended both hearings, essentially shutting them down.[11] The protestors asserted that the plant would pose grave dangers to air, soil and water quality in the Paraíba Valley.[12] Opponents of the project have also argued that gas-fired power would be more expensive than electricity from readily available renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, hydro, and bioenergy.[12] Project owner Natural Energia argued that the normal environmental licensing process should move forward despite the suspension of the July hearings, but a federal court ruled both hearings invalid in August 2024, leaving the project in limbo.[13] Meanwhile, several groups, including the civil society organization Arayara, the consumer defense institute Idec, and the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, continued to question the project's environmental impact.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090200/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF1tuTtXZZU. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125104708/https://www.camara.leg.br/noticias/922510-comissao-debatera-instalacao-de-usina-de-gas. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240510184503/https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/justica/noticia/2024-01/justica-suspende-licenciamento-ambiental-de-termeletrica-em-cacapava. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090137/https://arayara.org/audiencia-publica-na-camara-federal-contra-instalacao-da-maior-usina-termeletrica-a-gas/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240516230229/https://oglobo.globo.com/economia/negocios/noticia/2024/02/21/construcao-de-novas-termeletricas-consolida-gas-natural-como-fonte-de-energia-complementar-as-renovaveis.ghtml. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125100204/https://secure.avaaz.org/community_petitions/po/ong_associacao_eco_vital_usina_termoeletrica_em_cacapava_nao/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "DAEE libera captação de água para futura usina termoelétrica em Caçapava". Sampi. September 7, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Lavínia Faria (September 10, 2023). "Termelétrica em Caçapava, na contramão das alternativas sustentáveis". SP RIO+.
- ↑ "Justiça suspende licenciamento ambiental de termelétrica em Caçapava". Agência Brasil. 2024-01-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 Oliveira, Rafael (2024-06-25). "Maior termelétrica do país avança mesmo com parecer contrário". Agência Pública.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Caixeta, Fernando (2024-07-03). "Ibama cancela audiência de térmica em Caçapava (SP) devido a protestos". eixos.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Termelétrica de Caçapava: Entenda os pontos contra e a favor". Instituto Internacional Arayara. 2024-07-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Justiça indefere pedido de termoelétrica de validar audiências". Instituto Internacional Arayara. 2024-08-12.
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Additional data
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