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Press Release23 November 2021Siemens EnergyMunich
Siemens Energy secures major order for the largest LNG-to-power complex in Latin America
The picture shows a model of the new combined cycle power plant GNA II in the Port of Açu in Brasil
Final assembly gas turbine factory Berlin
The scope for Siemens Energy foresees the entire power island
delivery, that consists in three highly efficient HL class gas turbines, one
steam turbine, four electric generators and three heat recovery steam
generators (HRSG), in addition to instrumentation and control systems. The
services offered by Siemens Energy will also cover long-term operation and
maintenance (O&M) of the plant, including advanced remote monitoring and
diagnostics by the Remote Operation Center, located in Jundiaí, São Paulo. The
power plant is being built together with the consortium partner Andrade
Gutierrez who will provide the civil works, the infrastructure and the erection
works.
“Our participation in this outstanding project reinforces
how our comprehensive LNG-to-Power approach increases value to our partners,
and also meets the need for affordable and reliable energy,” said Jochen
Eickholt, Executive Board Member of Siemens Energy AG. “This project is
strategic, not only for its grandeur, but also for its geographical location,
close to the two main gas pipelines systems in Brazil, in the Northeast and
Southeast of the country. And not to forget: Our gas turbines for GNA II are ready
to burn hydrogen in the future. This means our technology is future-proof for
our customers,” Eickholt added.
The Açu Natural Gas project includes the construction of
two thermal power plants, as well as an LNG regasification terminal, based on
an FSRU (Floating Storage Regasification Unit), plus substations and
transmission lines to connect the plants to the National Interconnected System.
The thermoelectric complex is part of the Açu Gás Hub, a project under
development at the Açu Port Complex aimed to provide a logistical solution for
the receipt, processing, conversion to electricity and transport of natural gas
in the Campos and Santos basins, as well as for importing and storing LNG. A
second phase will comprise additional thermal power projects under the
environmental license for 6.4 GW owned by GNA.
The construction of the GNA I plant started in January 2018
and this plant began its commercial operation in September 2021. The two power
plants will supply energy to regions such as Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and
Rio de Janeiro within the National Interconnected System.
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