Araguari is a 219MW hydro power project. It is located on Araguari/ R. Guarani river/basin in Amapa, Brazil. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2013 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2016. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by China Three Gorges and EDP - Energias do Brasil. The project is co-owned by China Three Gorges Brasil Energia and EDP - Energias do Brasil, with their respective ownership stake of 50% each.
Araguari is a run-of-river project. The project generated 1,136 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2013 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2016.
Contractors involved
ALSTOM Brasil Energia e Transporte, Bardella SA Industrias Mecanicas and CESBE were selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the hydro power project.
GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 units of bulb turbines, each with 73MW nameplate capacity.
GE Renewable Energy supplied 3 electric generators for the project.
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About China Three Gorges
China Three Gorges Corp (CTG) is a renewable energy company that develops and operates hydropower generation plants. The company offers hydropower generation, equity investment, water resources management, project investment, construction and management, watershed cascade scheduling, electricity production, and provision of technical services among others. CTG also operates in water conservancy-related consulting services, emerging energy, resource recycling technology research and development, new energy, environmental protection technology development and others. Its renewable energy business comprises the construction, operation, and development of solar and wind energy projects. CTG develops hydropower projects at the Yangtze River and its tributaries and others. CTG is headquartered in Beijing, Hubei, China.
About EDP - Energias do Brasil
EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (EDP), a subsidiary of Energias de Portugal SA, is a holding company. The company’s activities include generation, distribution and sale of electricity. It also owns hydroelectric power plants, and thermoelectric power plants in various states in Brazil. The company supplies electricity to Sao Paulo, Espirito Santo, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Ceara, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Ceara, Para and Amapa in Brazil. It has two distributors in Sao Paulo and Espirito Santo. It provides electric mobility solutions, distributed solar generation, residential products and services. The company has operations in Africa, Europe, Americas, and Asia. EDP is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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