The Pedras Altas Coal Fired Power Plant is 600MW coal fired power project. It is planned in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in multiple phases. The project construction is likely to commence in 2023 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in January 2025.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 600 | – | 600 | Permitting | Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Ouro Negro Energia; SEPCOI Electric Power Construction |
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Description
The project is being developed by Ouro Negro Energia and SEPCOI Electric Power Construction. These companies also have ownership stakes in the project.
It is a steam turbine power plant. The fuel will be procured from Riograndense de Mineracao.
The project cost is expected to be around $1,000m.
The thermal power project will consists of 2 turbines each with 300 MW nameplate capacity.

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The project construction is expected to commence from 2023. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by January 2025.
About SEPCOI Electric Power Construction
SEPCOI Electric Power Construction Corp (SEPCO1) is a power generation company. It owns and operates power plants, power transmission projects and substations. The company also carries out infrastructure construction, which covers highway works, industrial and civil buildings, ancillary works for urbanization, municipal utilities, and energy conservation and environmental protection projects. The company has operations in Russia, Turkey, UAE, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Tanzapia. SEPCO1 is headquartered in Jinan City, Shandong, China.
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