GNA has started commercial operations at its first LNG-fueled power plant at Port of Acu (northern region of Rio de Janeiro) which is part of the largest 1 billion LNG-to-power complex (GNA I) in the Latin American country.
Brazil-based Gas Natural Acu (GNA) announced that it has started commercial operations at its first LNG-fueled power plant at Port of Acu (northern region of Rio de Janeiro) which is part of the largest 1 billion LNG-to-power complex (GNA I) in the Latin American country.
Earlier, GNA had received authorization from the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (Aneel) to start the commercial operations of all generation units of GNA I. “With 1,338 MW of installed capacity, enough to supply energy for 6 million households, GNA I will contribute to the energy security of the National Interconnected System (SIN).”
GNA I also includes a 28 MMCM/D operational LNG floating storage regasification unit which utilizing the 173,400-CM BW Magna FSRU, as well as a substation and a transmission line of 48-Km.
In addition to GNA I, the company will build GNA II, with 1,672 MW of installed capacity, -enough to supply energy for up to 14 million households. With 3.0 GW of long-term PPAs under contract and an additional 3.4 GW of licensed expansion for GNA III and GNA IV projects, the 6.4 GW complex is the largest in Latin America.
Construction of the second phase of the project (GNA II) is scheduled to begin in November, making the project the largest LNG-to-power complex in Latin America.
GNA is a JV amongst bp, Siemens, SPIC Brasil (an affiliated of China's State Power Investment Corp. (SPIC) and Prumo Logistica, controlled by EIG Global Energy Partners.
Backgrounds quoted from the Global LNG Database®:
On 23 Dec. 2020, GLNGI informed that Porto de Acu LNG imports project has received its first commissioning cargo. The cargo was loaded at Cove Point LNG export plant onboard the BP-chartered 155,000-CM Kmarin Emerald tanker. The cargo was supplied by the project partner BP.
The chilled fuel will be supplied to the thermoelectric power plant GNA I, which is composed of 3 gas turbines and 1 steam turbine that, together, will be responsible for generating 1.3 GW in a combined cycle, which contributes to the increased efficiency in energy generation.
Last month, the project was initially expected to receive its first commissioning cargo on the BP-chartered Tristar Ruby tanker but the cargo was later diverted to Brazil’s other LNG terminal in Guanabara Bay.
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