Potiguar power plant

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Potiguar power plant (Usina Termelétrica Potiguar) is an operating power station of at least 115-megawatts (MW) in Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Potiguar power plant Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil -5.8706208, -35.2933123 (exact)[1][2][3][4]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • I: -5.8706208, -35.2933123
  • III: -5.8688097, -35.3046484

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
I Operating[5][2] fossil liquids: diesel[5][2][6] 51.2[7][2] internal combustion[7][6] not found 2009[5][2]
III Operating[5][2] fossil liquids: diesel[5][2][6] 64[7][2] internal combustion[8] not found 2009[5][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 Operator Owner Parent
I Companhia Energética Potiguar[5][2] Global Participações em Energia SA [100%][4] Commandery Participações SA [100.0%]
III Companhia Energética Potiguar[5][2] Global Participações em Energia SA [100%][4] Commandery Participações SA [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/E7qy1ZtpWd8qo6rA7. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "SIGA - Sistema de Informações de Geração da ANEEL". Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL). 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125123145/https://www.fiern.org.br/ctgas-er-apresenta-plano-de-monitoramento-para-companhia-energetica-potiguar/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://globalparticipacoesenergia.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DF-GPE-2024.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090810/https://globalparticipacoesenergia-com-br.translate.goog/companhia-energetica-potiguar-cep/?_x_tr_sl=pt&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124233259/https://energiaeambiente.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/termeletricas_IEMA_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125101121/https://cite.case.law/frd/307/620/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) http://energiaeambiente.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/termeletricas_IEMA_2021.pdf https://cite.case.law/frd/307/620/. http://energiaeambiente.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/termeletricas_IEMA_2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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