We supply emergency power to a combined cycle power plant in Brazil providing 14 million people with electricity

The port of Açu is one of the main industrial and energy generation projects in Brazil.

Located in the north of the State of Rio de Janeiro, it has quickly established itself as an oil and gas hub thanks to its colossal dimensions and its capacity to transport people and goods. A 1.7 GigaWatts combined cycle power plant is being built at this strategic location as part of a mega-project that includes a similar facility and an LNG regasification terminal based on an already operating floating storage regasification unit (FSRU).

The size of this project has much to do with its optimal geographical location as Açu is close to Brazil’s two main gas pipeline systems in the north-east and south-east of the country.

The plants will have a combined total capacity of 3 GigaWatts and will be able to meet the energy requirements of 14 million households in Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. The entire project is valued at around 1 billion euros. Genesal Energy is providing two 1750 kVA generator sets.

It is a state-of-the-art combined cycle power plant with gas turbines that will inject 1,672 MW of energy into Brazil’s integrated electricity system, so having an emergency generator set adapted to its needs was essential to guarantee its operation.

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Located about 400 km from Sao Paulo, the combined cycle plant (three natural gas turbine generators and one steam turbine) will deliver 1672MW of power at 500 KV to a distribution power line. Its commissioning will supply power to millions of homes.