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Brazil's largest thermal plant is shut down after equipment failure

GNA II plant, in the Açu port complex, in Rio de Janeiro, is the largest thermoelectric plant in the country Disclosure/GNA The GNA II plant, the largest thermoelectric plant in the country, stopped its operation on August 10, after a...

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Brazil's largest thermal plant is shut down after equipment failure
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The company stated that the protection systems performed as designed, resulting in the plant's shutdown, and that there were no injuries or environmental impacts resulting from the incident. "The company's technical teams, with the support of the equipment manufacturer, are conducting an assessment of the causes of the event and the plan to return UTE GNA...

  • "The company's technical teams, with the support of the equipment manufacturer, are conducting an assessment of the causes of the event and the plan to return UTE GNA II to operation," he...
  • The unavailability of the unit was communicated to the National Electric System Operator (ONS) and is already reflected in the operator's dispatch schedule.
  • The company added that the facilities shared with UTE GNA I Geração de Energia, at Porto do Açu, in Rio de Janeiro, including the LNG terminal and the FSRU, were not affected and continue...

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GNA II plant, in the Açu port complex, in Rio de Janeiro, is the largest thermoelectric plant in the country Disclosure/GNA The GNA II plant, the largest thermoelectric plant in the country, stopped its operation on August 10, after a failure in the steam turbine circuit breaker, which affected the unit's step-up transformer, according to a relevant company fact released this Wednesday. With 1.7 gigawatt (GW) of installed power, the project belongs to a joint venture between BP, Siemens and SPIC Brasil and is located in the Açu port complex, in Rio de Janeiro, and is powered by natural gas. The company stated that the protection systems performed as designed, resulting in the plant's shutdown, and that there were no injuries or environmental impacts resulting from the incident. "The company's technical teams, with the support of the equipment manufacturer, are conducting an assessment of the causes of the event and the plan to return UTE GNA II to operation," he stated, without giving a forecast.

The unavailability of the unit was communicated to the National Electric System Operator (ONS) and is already reflected in the operator's dispatch schedule. The company added that the facilities shared with UTE GNA I Geração de Energia, at Porto do Açu, in Rio de Janeiro, including the LNG terminal and the FSRU, were not affected and continue to operate normally. The company also informed that it communicated the event to the insurance company and that the inspection and adjustment of the loss are in progress.