Mitsubishi Energy will provide its fuel turbine know-how to a brand new energy plant in Brazil, a 1.6-GW facility thought-about among the many largest electrical energy era tasks in Latin America.
The corporate on Could 31 stated a consortium together with Mitsubishi Energy and CONSAG Engenharia signed an settlement with Portocem Geração de Energia S.A. and New Fortress Vitality Inc. (NFE) for the engineering, procurement, and building (EPC) of the Portocem Thermoelectric Energy Plant (UTE Portocem). The plant is predicted to enter business operation in 2026.
A contract for the ability plant was signed Could 10 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsubishi Energy because the EPC lead will provide 4 of the corporate’s M501JAC enhanced air-cooled fuel generators to function in easy cycle at UTE Portocem.
CONSAG Engenharia, a part of Brazil’s multinational Andrade Gutierrez group, might be answerable for offering the stability of plant, utilities, civil works, meeting, and commissioning of the power. It is also constructing a transmission line and substation. Officers stated the plant will add wanted energy era capability to Brazil’s nationwide grid, and assist overcome a lack of hydropower era in a rustic that depends closely on hydroelectricity.
The undertaking features a 15-year capability reserve contract, permitted by regulators in March of this 12 months. Portocem Geração de Energia S.A was a winner in Brazil’s first energy capability reserve public sale in December 2021. UTE Portocem might be Mitsubishi Energy’s third superior know-how heavy responsibility fuel turbine undertaking in Brazil in 5 years, and can convey the corporate’s era capability from these tasks to about 2.6 GW.
Development of the plant is underway. NFE not too long ago accomplished building and commissioning of the Barcarena liquefied pure fuel terminal, which can provide LNG to greater than 2.2 GW of capability owned by NFE in Para, Brazil.
“The UTE Portocem undertaking is yet one more instance of how the Brazilian energy era sector is recognizing the necessity for superior, cleaner energy era know-how to fulfill the wants of a altering market,” stated Tim Shore, senior vp of LATAM Industrial and Regional Chief for Mitsubishi Energy Americas. “At Mitsubishi Energy, we’ve the know-how to assist this transition and we thank Portocem Geração de Energia S.A for selecting us for this necessary undertaking.”
—Darrell Proctor is a senior affiliate editor for POWER (@POWERmagazine).
