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Portocém power station (Usina Termelétrica Portocém) is a shelved power station in Caucaia, Ceará, Brazil.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Portocém power station | Caucaia, Ceará, Brazil | -3.627513, -38.84756 (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 | Shelved[2][3][4][5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas[7][8][9][10][11] | 393[7][11] | gas turbine[12][11] | not found |
| 2 | Shelved[2][3][4][5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas[7][8][9][10][11] | 393[7][11] | gas turbine[12][11] | not found |
| 3 | Shelved[2][3][4][5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas[7][8][9][10][11] | 393[7][11] | gas turbine[12][11] | not found |
| 4 | Shelved[2][3][4][5][6] | fossil gas: natural gas[7][8][9][10][11] | 393[7][11] | gas turbine[12][11] | 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 | Operator | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portocém Geração de Energia[13][11] | Ceiba Energy [100%][2][3] | Ceiba Energy [100.0%] |
| 2 | Portocém Geração de Energia[13][11] | Ceiba Energy [100%][2][3] | Ceiba Energy [100.0%] |
| 3 | Portocém Geração de Energia[13][11] | Ceiba Energy [100%][2][3] | Ceiba Energy [100.0%] |
| 4 | Portocém Geração de Energia[13][11] | Ceiba Energy [100%][2][3] | Ceiba Energy [100.0%] |
Background
In February 2019, Portocem Geração de Energia Ltda submitted its environmental impact report for the Portocém plant[14], and in June 2019, the power station received its preliminary environmental license from Coema (the Ceará State Council for the Environment).[15]
The project, still in the development phase, was listed as a participant in Brazil's A-5 national energy auction in September 2021 and described as a two-unit plant with total capacity of 1671 MW (590 MW for Unit I and 1181 MW for Unit II, respectively).[16] Other sources had previously described the Portocém facility as a three-unit power station with total capacity ranging from 1346 MW[17] to 2189 MW.[14][18][19]
In December 2021 the Portocém power station, now listed with a total capacity of 1572 MW[20], emerged victorious in Brazil's energy auction for reserve capacity, allowing the project to move forward.[21] An August 2022 document from Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy clarified that the plant would comprise four separate units of 393 MW each, all powered by gas turbines.[22]
The R$4.2 billion project has been described as the second largest private investment ever proposed for the state of Ceará.[23] As of December 2021, the plant was expected to begin commercial operations in 2026[24] and be fueled with LNG supplied by Shell.[21][25] As of March 2022, Shell was reportedly contemplating installation of a new LNG terminal and regasification facility to supply the plant.[26]
In December 2022, the project developers signed a preliminary contract with Pecém's port authority, stipulating that construction and commissioning of the 1572 MW project would be complete by 2026.[27] An official groundbreaking ceremony for the plant was held in May 2023, with commercial operations still on track for 2026.[28]
Sale to New Fortress Energy and transfer of location to Barcarena
In March 2024, New Fortress Energy (NFE) concluded a deal to purchase the Portocém project from Ceiba Energy.[29][30] At the same time, NFE received approval from Brazil's national electricity agency ANEEL to move the project's location to Barcarena (Pará state), where New Fortress was already building a separate gas plant, the 630 MW Novo Tempo Barcarena power station.[29] Fuel for both power plants (Novo Tempo Barcarena and Portocém) was to be provided by NFE's newly commissioned Barcarena LNG import terminal.[31]
Upon selling the Portocém project to New Fortress Energy, Ceiba Energy announced that they planned to build a new, larger (2.2 GW) project called Jandaia power station in the original Pecém location, and would place a bid for the Jandaia project in Brazil's 2024 national energy auctions.[29]
Construction
In May 2024, Mitsubishi Power confirmed that it would be supplying four M501JAC gas turbines for the Portocém project.[32] (Pre-existing contracts with Mitsubishi for the four GTs originally scheduled for delivery at Portocém were essentially carried over to the new Barcarena location.[33][34][35])
In August 2024, New Fortress Energy confirmed in its quarterly report to investors that the Portocém plant was fully permitted and already under construction in the new Barcarena location, with commissioning expected in the third quarter of 2026.[36]
In early November 2024, New Fortress Energy confirmed that construction of the Portocém plant was progressing faster than expected, with the plant already 25% complete, vs the 15% completion figure originally anticipated for that date.[37]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://sigel.aneel.gov.br/portal/home/index.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240514191858/https://www.ceibaenergy.com/post_news/ceiba-energy-closes-sale-of-1-6-gw-capacity-contract-to-new-fortress-energy-in-125mn-transaction-announces-plans-to-develop-2-2-gw-lng-to-power-plant-on-retained-site/. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240515182255/https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/opiniao/colunistas/egidio-serpa/ute-da-portocem-muda-se-para-o-para-e-sc-a-posicao-da-cipp-1.3462837. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240514021848/https://ir.newfortressenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/new-fortress-energy-completes-previously-announced-acquisition. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125105202/https://www.ceara.gov.br/2023/05/05/lancada-a-pedra-fundamental-de-usina-termeletrica-a-gas-natural-no-complexo-do-pecem/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125105131/https://portocem.com.br/noticias/portocem-marca-o-inicio-da-construcao-da-usina-termeletrica-com-cerimonia-de-lancamento-da-pedra-fundamental/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090149/https://dadosabertos.aneel.gov.br/dataset/siga-sistema-de-informacoes-de-geracao-da-aneel/resource/76310626-e2e0-4880-b199-d63fe287f279. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090102/https://static.poder360.com.br/2021/12/resultado-resumo-vencedores-potencia.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125115005/https://www.ceara.gov.br/2022/12/09/portocem-assina-pre-contrato-para-construcao-de-usina-termeletrica-movida-a-gas-natural-no-complexo-do-pecem/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090343/https://in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/portaria-n-937/spe/mme-de-14-de-setembro-de-2021-345097967. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125090812/https://www.gov.br/mme/pt-br/assuntos/secretarias/secretaria-executiva/projetos-prioritarios-1/portarias-publicadas/2022/08-agosto/portaria-gm-674-2022-geracao.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125114623/https://www.opovo.com.br/noticias/economia/2023/03/02/portocem-firma-contrato-para-construcao-da-termeletrica-a-gas-no-ceara.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125121249/https://focus.jor.br/exclusivo-com-investimentos-de-ate-r-6-bilhoes-empresa-quer-construir-termeletrica-no-pecem/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Relatório de Impacto Ambiental - Usina Termoelétrica Portocem" (PDF). Portocem Energia. February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Egídio Serpa: Coema entre o gás e a água do suinocultor - Negócios - Diário do Nordeste". Diário do Nordeste (in português do Brasil). 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- ↑ "PORTARIA Nº 937/SPE/MME". Ministério de Minas e Energia/Secretaria de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Energético. September 14, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Página 131 da Seção 1 do Diário Oficial da União (DOU) de 10 de Junho de 2021". Jusbrasil. June 10, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Com investimento de até R$ 6 bi, termelétrica no Pecém vai gerar 80% da energia consumida no Ceará". Focus.jor. April 30, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Aprovada licença ambiental para instalação de termelétrica". O Povo. July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Resultados do Leilão - 011/2021-ANEEL - Resumo Vendedor" (PDF). ANEEL. December 21, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Consórcio dos EUA ganha leilão e implantará usina a gás em Pecém - Egídio Serpa". Diário do Nordeste. 2021-12-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Portaria Nº 674/GM/MME, de 08 de agosto de 2022" (PDF). Ministério de Minas e Energia. August 8, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Nova usina térmica no Pecém vai gerar 3 mil empregos". O Povo. 2022-01-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Complexo do Pecém ganha nova usina a gás natural". Governo do Estado de Ceará. December 22, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "BNamericas - The potential bidders offering gas-fired pow..." BNamericas.com. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- ↑ "Regaseificação: Portocém injeta otimismo no Governo do Ceará - Egídio Serpa". Diário do Nordeste. 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Portocem assina pré-contrato para construção de usina termelétrica movida a gás natural no Complexo do Pecém". Governo do Estado do Ceará. 2022-12-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Lançada a pedra fundamental de usina termelétrica a gás natural no Complexo do Pecém". Ceará - Governo do Estado. May 5, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Ramalho, André (2024-03-20). "New Fortress conclui compra de Portocem e transfere projeto para o Pará". Eixos.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Ceiba Energy closes sale of 1.6 GW capacity contract to New Fortress Energy in $125mn transaction; announces plans to develop 2.2 GW LNG-to-power plant on retained site". Ceiba Energy. 2024-03-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "New Fortress Energy Signs EPC Contract and Begins Construction of 1.6 GW Power Plant to Serve 15-Year Agreement in Brazil". New Fortress Energy. 2024-04-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Proctor, Darrell (2024-05-31). "Mitsubishi Power Supplying Turbines for 1.6-GW Gas-Fired Plant in Brazil". POWER Magazine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Maia, Camila (2023-12-28). "Fornecedores desistem de projeto e New Fortress assume contrato da termelétrica Portocém". MegaWhat.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Ramalho, André (2024-02-16). "New Fortress muda planos para assumir contratos do Portocem". Eixos.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Mitsubishi Power fornece tecnologia à maior usina termelétrica do Brasil em apoio à transição energética do país". Business Wire. 2023-05-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Q4 2024 Investor Presentation (pp 7, 9)". New Fortress Energy. 2024-08-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Q3 2024 Investor Presentation". New Fortress Energy. November 7, 2024.
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